Benchmarks Show iPhone Performance Difference When iOS 9's Low Power Mode is Activated


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ios 9, apple introduced low power mode, designed extend battery life when iphone's power running low. according feature's description, low power mode works reducing iphone's performance , cutting down on background activity.

geekbench 3 has been updated work ios 9, letting more detailed @ how low power mode works , how throttles iphone's cpu performance when activated.

without low power mode activated, iphone 6 plus scored 1606 on single-core processor test , 2891 on multi-core processor test. when low power mode turned on, same iphone 6 plus scored 1019 on single-core test , 1751 on multi-core test, suggesting there's significant performance reduction when low power mode enabled save battery possible.

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results similar on iphone 5s, performance reduced 40 percent. saw single/multi-core scores of 1386/2511 without low power mode , scores of 816/1405 low power mode turned on.

low power mode activates when iphone @ 10 or 20 percent battery level, providing popup lets users toggle on quickly. can turned on via new battery section of settings app. when it's turned on, in addition lowering cpu speeds, low power mode disables mail fetch, background app refresh, motion effects, , animated wallpapers.

indicated yellow battery icon, limiting performance , disabling battery draining features, low power mode can extend iphone's battery life 3 hours. other performance improvements in ios 9 extend iphone's battery hour when low power mode not enabled.

ios 9 available developers , released general public in fall.

(thanks, brandon!)

article link: benchmarks show iphone performance difference when ios 9's low power mode activated
 

i'm not surprised @ performance throttling, did think low power consumption "apple magic" or something? lowering power consumption can done few different ways.

know people love battery life on iphones is, should satisfy need push @ end of day.
 


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