Benchmarking results of Samsung Galaxy S with Android 2.2

Finally, the benchmarking results of the super powered Samsung Galaxy S is out after the Android 2.2 release has hit Asia. The update is as of now available in Singapore and will later be available in other countries in Asia as well. Check out the CNET report below... Thanks to John Chan for the report.


The long-awaited Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for the Samsung Galaxy S has finally hit Asia. This latest version is a significant upgrade over Android 2.1 (Eclair) as Google has added features such as improved Microsoft Outlook integration, support for Adobe Flash in the browser and a native tethering function. The latter turns your phone into a Wi-Fi access point so a notebook can share your cellular data connection.

Aside from those features, Froyo also boasts improved performance. We got hold of a Galaxy S running the latest firmware and ran some benchmarks. In the following tables, we compared these latest results with those gotten from our earlier tests of the Galaxy S running Eclair (before update) and the HTC Desire after a Froyo update).

Linpack for Android
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.2)

14.154 

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.1)

8.419 

HTC Desire (Android 2.2)

35.269 

Benchmark by Softweg CPU performance
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.2)

1814 

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.1)

783 

HTC Desire (Android 2.2)

2319 

Benchmark by Softweg 2D graphics performance
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.2)

31.13 

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.1)

31.68 

HTC Desire (Android 2.2)

28.73 

Neocore 3D graphics in fps
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.2)

55.7 

Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.1)

55.7 

HTC Desire (Android 2.2)

28.4 

We saw marked improvement in the CPU benchmarks using the Linpack and Benchmark by Softweg tests. In both graphics tests, the difference compared with the Android 2.1 Galaxy S wasn't significant.

What surprised us was that the HTC Desire did better than the Galaxy S in all the CPU tests. In our earlier comparison of the Galaxy S and Desire, the Samsung performed better than the HTC in every benchmark. However, the 2.2 upgrade for the Desire increased its CPU benchmark results by as much as five times. On the other hand, 2.2 for the Galaxy S gave only a twofold improvement. While significant, it wasn't as dramatic as the Desire's jump in results.

Numbers aside, in our short time with the upgraded Galaxy S, we found it to be faster and more responsive. This can be felt from the time you start typing or when swiping through the menu.

The Android 2.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy S is now available for users in Singapore and will roll out gradually to other Southeast Asian countries before year-end. The upgrade can be performed by the end-user through Samsung's desktop software called Kies or at any service center.