The Samsung Galaxy S4 has topped its rivals to become the fastest phone, according to a report.
Which? provided results of the seven fastest smartphones ranging from Apple's iPhone 5, BlackBerry Z10, HTC One, and the latest Galaxy phone by Samsung.
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To conduct the test, Which? used the Geekbench 2 mechanism that measures memory and processor performance. A high score with the Geekbench 2 test means the device performed well when running games with "intensive" graphics, photo editing, and multitasking with a number of apps.
With a base of 1000, the iPhone 5 finished last with 1,664, behind the BlackBerry Z10's sixth place finish with 1,698.
Fifth place went to the first of two Samsung devices, the Galaxy Note 2 with 1,950. Google's Nexus 4 ranked fourth with 2,134 as the Sony Xperia Z placed third with 2,173.
Losing the first place crown was the HTC One, with a score of 2,173. The Galaxy S4's first place win was accomplished with a score of 3,188.
The winner was the Galaxy S4, which is a result Which? stated is "no surprise."
"The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the fastest phone we have ever tested - and it's no surprise. The phone's UK incarnation features a 1.9GHz quad-core processor. In comparison, the iPhone 5 only has a 1.2GHz dual-core chip.
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