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I finally stopped obsessing over benchmark scores for my new phone.
My old Galaxy S21 felt perfectly fast for everything I actually do, which tipped me off that I was just chasing numbers. Anyone else think we overvalue synthetic performance tests?
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nina_jenkins6mo ago
Totally get this. I was doing the same thing with my laptop, checking scores for weeks. Then I realized I only use it for email and watching videos, and it's been fine for years. We really do get caught up in numbers that don't mean much for normal stuff.
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adam_thompson536mo ago
That point about only using your laptop for email and videos is spot on... it made me realize these benchmarks are really just stress tests. They show how a device handles the hardest possible work, but most of us never push our gadgets that far. It's like buying a race car just to drive to the grocery store. The numbers give companies something to fight over in ads, so we end up caring about a race we're not even in.
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oliviat175mo ago
Honestly, it's the same with phones. I spent ages comparing camera specs, but all my photos are just of my cat being blurry. The tech race is mostly for people who review gadgets for a living. For us, it barely matters.
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