iPhone 18 Pro benchmark boosted by giving it a cold drink
Software developer Matt Birchler provided the data to prove it in a recent blog post detailing a bit of extra experimentation he did with his new iPhone 18 Pro alongside some benchmarking work. To make a long story short, a cold can of La Croix (in Birchler’s case – the cooling potential of an aluminum can isn’t limited to name-brand sparkling “naturally essenced” water) takes an already beefy device to new levels of sustained performance by helping it shed heat and avoid thermal throttling. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); For those not familiar with the intricacies of modern smartphone guts, vapor chambers are a standard part of today’s top-tier devices.
- ▪Software developer Matt Birchler provided the data to prove it in a recent blog post detailing a bit of extra experimentation he did with his new iPhone 18 Pro alongside some benchmarking work.
- ▪To make a long story short, a cold can of La Croix (in Birchler’s case – the cooling potential of an aluminum can isn’t limited to name-brand sparkling “naturally essenced” water) takes an already beefy device to new levels of sustained per
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); For those not familiar with the intricacies of modern smartphone guts, vapor chambers are a standard part of today’s top-tier devices.
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