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The third quarter of 2021 was a record breaker for Samsung, which posted a revenue of 73.98 trillion Korean won or US$63.1 billion. That’s 10 percent higher from the same period last year. It also reported an operating profit of 15.82 trillion Korean won or U$13.5 billion, which is 26 percent higher than the previous quarter’s. 

Despite the pandemic, the tech giant’s semiconductor business posted 26.4 trillion won or US$22.6 billion in revenue, thanks to a strong demand for computers due to companies implementing work-from-home arrangements. Its DRAM sales, mainly for servers, continue to grow and is the leading factor for the division’s stellar performance. Samsung says it was able to do business as usual despite the global shortage in chip components “by flexibly operating its product mix.”

In addition to its chip business, Samsung’s mobile division also contributed greatly to its record-breaking third quarter. It saw an improvement from the previous quarter, with its 28.42 trillion won or U$24.2 billion in revenue, thanks to strong sales of its mass-market lineup and its flagship models. The latter includes its new foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, though the company admitted that the bigger marketing investments for its foldables affected the division’s total profits. 

It’s also thanks to the high demand for its phones that Samsung’s display business was able to post 8.86 trillion won or US$7.5 billion in revenue. Display earnings were up from the previous quarter primarily due to the higher demand for small to medium OLED panels despite a sluggish demand for bigger panels.

Samsung remains optimistic for the fourth quarter, as well as for next year, but it didn’t provide specific guidance for its chip business due to the ongoing component supply issue affecting various industries. It expects continued high demand for PCs and servers, nonetheless. For the fourth quarter specifically, it’s expecting even higher earnings “due to expanded supply of SoCs and related products for launches of new 5G smartphones in 2022.”

For years, we’ve seen Google’s Pixel phones go up against Apple’s iPhones, but to be honest it’s never really felt quite fair. This is because Google’s Pixel phones in the past relied on Qualcomm’s chipsets, meaning that they were essentially limited to what Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets were capable of doing.

However, with the Pixel 6 series, Google has finally introduced their own hardware with the Tensor chipset, so the question is, how does it fare against some of the best smartphones in the market today? That’s what PhoneBuff wanted to find out in the video above where they put the Pixel 6 Pro against the iPhone 13 Pro Max in a speed test.

This is a test that feels more fair because now both hardware is controlled by their respective manufacturers. The same can also be said about the software, with Google controlling Android and optimizing it for their Pixel phones, while Apple has iOS.

That being said, the results are kind of surprising. This is because when it comes to day-to-day apps, the Pixel 6 Pro seemed to handle it better and opened them faster. However, when comparing it against resource-intensive apps like video editing apps and games, that’s where the Pixel 6 Pro struggled.

Ultimately, the iPhone 13 Pro Max and its A15 Bionic chipset walked away the winner, but the difference in speed was not as obvious as we thought, especially for a phone that costs a few hundred bucks less.

Google Pixel 6 Pro Versus iPhone 13 Pro Max In Speed Test

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