Re: Why is the iPhone so inefficient compared to Android?

On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:02:10 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :

Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:

Apple MARKETING claims an amorphous "efficiency" in their ads which turns
out to be a lie but we all know that. The question in this thread is why.
 
Why are iPhones so inefficient when compared to most major Android brands?
 

 
I haven't seen the ad. What do they mean by 'efficiency'? Uses less power,
or faster and easier to use? Something else?

Hi badgolferman,

In this case, we have a years-in-the-making DEFINITION of EFFICIENCY
(which Apple has legally agreed to, years ago, published recently).
 <https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/file?fileId=whitePaperEnergyLabels/EU_Energy_Label_for_iPhone_and_iPad_EN_1749628569689.pdf>

As you can see from another post of mine in this thread, Apple often
"advertises" an "efficiency" which, it turns out, doesn't exist.

You know I'll believe anything that is factual (ask me what the true source
of gravity is, for example - and the answer will blow your mind even as you
are likely an engineer trained in physics).

But with people believing only marketing bullshit on this group,
we have to stick to the facts. Regulatory filings are pretty good facts.

Right?

Specifically, the June 20th, 2025 EU regulatory filings are factual:
1. Go to the EPREL database: <https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/>
2. Select the product category: "Smartphones and tablets"
   <https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/screen/product/smartphonestablets20231669>
3. First search by brand, e.g., Google, Apple, Samsung, Motorola, etc.
4. Refine by "Model identifier" using the European model numbers above
   (e.g., Google GUR25 Pixel, Samsung SM-S937B/DS S25, etc.)
5. That should give you the new June 20th 2025 filings phone rating.

Examples of random searches I just made moments ago are (alphabetically):
 The ASUS ASUSAI2501H rating is "A" 
 The Fairphone (Gen.6) FP6 rating is "A"
 The Google GUR25 (Pixel) rating is "A"
 The Honor DNP-NX9 rating is "A"
 The Motorola g86 5G (XT2527-2) rating is "A"
 The Nokia (HMD) TA-1600 rating is "A"
 The Nothing cmf A001 rating is "A"
 The Oppo CPH2695 rating is "A"
 The Samsung SM-S937B/DS S25 rating is "A"
 The Xiaomi 24129PN74G rating is "A"

While some Android brands sold in the EU had only A ratings, some had a
mix, but the important fact is NONE of the Apple iPhones achieved an A.

Not a single one.
(Since I know Apple inside & out, rest assured I'm not surprised.)

Here's the fundamental question for this specific newsgroup:
  *Why can THEY easily achieve an A but Apple can't?*

Why aren't THEY complaining (like Apple did) for 44 pages why the iPhone
sucks in that it can't meet even the most basic of efficiency standards?

Which brings me to the question where we must find the correct answer to:
  *Why is the iPhone so inefficient compared to Android?*