This could be the fastest Android phone at the moment

Thanks to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, we are going to see faster Android phones throughout the rest of this year and into 2023. The component will be produced by TSMC (with one exception that we will discuss later) using its 4nm process node and the foundry says that the new silicon will be 35% faster and 40% more energy-efficient than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. As the process node shrinks, smaller transistors are used on a chip allowing more of them to be placed inside for more powerful and less battery-draining performance.

Based on its AnTuTu score, the iQOO 11 5G could be the fastest Android handset around

One way to determine how fast a phone is when compared to other models is to run benchmark tests. One such app that does this is AnTuTu although the benchmarking app was removed from the Google Play Store back in 2020 because Cheetah Mobile violated Play Store policies. While Cheetah Mobile isn’t the owner of AnTuTu, it is an investor in the platform; still, AnTuTu says that it runs independently of Cheetah.

The iQOO 11 5G beats out some very high-scoring gaming phones

Among the phones that the iQOO 11 5G has topped on AnTuTu are the ROG Phone 6 and the ROG Phone 6 Pro. Those two gaming handsets scored 1,117,968 and 1,110,082 on AnTuTu respectively with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under their hoods. Other high-scoring models topped by the iQOO phone include the Asus Zenfone 9, Xiaomi Mi 12T Pro, and the Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro.

Some Android manufacturers used to have a habit of gaming the system which would add a few points to their benchmark scores. So while we can’t use benchmark apps to give us the definitive word, they still might be useful as conversation starters in the same vein as two sports fans might discuss whether Aaron Judge is the real single-season Home Run record holder.

By the way, the iQOO brand is owned by China’s secretive BBK Electronics. That is the same company that owns Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, and Realme.