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3. BENCHMARKXPRT HOW WE TEST This is an overview of how we obtain technical specifications for devices featured on XPRT Advisor cards followed by instructions for running each of the BenchmarkXPRT benchmarks Table of Contents BenchmarkXPRT HOW we teSt eeccecesecesseeceeseeeeeeeecaeeeeaaeceeaeeceeeeecaaeeeeaaeceeaeecaeeessaeeeeaaeseeaeeseaeeeesaeeseaeeseeeees 1 How to install and run TOUCHXPRT 0 02 eecsseceesceeeeeeeceaeeeeaaeeeeaeeceeeeecaaeeeeaaeceaeeseaeeecaaeeseaaeseeeeeeeaeeesaaeseeaaeeneees 1 How torun WEDXPRT iremis a cule sauna evucdeeuctweaandenssteduduecdonteavstetwsssedsutseseisceluateuueace 2 How to install and run MobileXPRT oe eeeceesceceeeeeceeeeeaaeceeaceceeceeceaeeeeaaeceeaeeceaeeeeaaeeeeaaeseeeeeceaeeeesaeeeeaeeeeeeees 3 How to install and run BatteryXPRT 2014 for Android ccecscesssecesseessscecseeeessueesssaeessneecsaeeesaeessaaeesenees 3 Obtaining XPRT Advisor device Specifications c cccccccccesssssssscececeseesecssaeeececessesnsaeseeeeecesseseaseseeeeseessnssaaees 4 Hardware measurements cceccecescceeseeceeseeceeeeeeeaneeeaaecseaaeseaeeeaaeeeeaaeseaaessaeeesaaeeeeaaeseeessaeeeeaaeseeaaenenneeens 4 PhysiGal DIMVGNnSiOns iss 2eecivescecades vecceevs E EE E E N E E A E 4 WES E E E T A A E E T aac E E E eoue te 5 a e E N E E E E E T 5 Display Setting Screeners neti ninder nae aee eera e era ae iea eE Reire a eie e aa ee aa E aeaee Eea Eae 5 Display reSOIUtION sirceta eae eee ea aaae R Ea aE a
4. NFC Open the app In the app select Airplane mode or Network mode according to the test you wish to run Use the select test duration slide bar to determine the length of the test The default is seven iterations Verify that the current battery capacity is at least 95 percent Disconnect the device from its power adapter Click the red Start button to begin the test For the default seven iteration test it takes approximately 5 hours 15 minutes to complete the run and present the test results a While the tests are running do not use other apps or try to interrupt or stop the tests before they finish OBTAINING XPRT ADVISOR DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Hardware measurements Physical Dimensions XPRT Advisor cards report the length width and thickness of each device in both imperial and metric units To record the dimensions we use the Mitutoyo ABSOLUTE 500 193 Digital Caliper To use the caliper va o a aa a Weight 1 2 Make sure the slider clamp screw on the top of the caliper s LCD display is loose Press the ON OFF button on the caliper Press the in mm button to select the appropriate measurement standard Slide the caliper open to a distance slightly longer than the component you re measuring Use the thumb roller to gradually tighten the caliper around the device Make sure the caliper is snug without compressing the device s case Record the measurement to the hundredth of an inch For reference we also record t
5. a browser and navigate to www pixeldensitycalculator com Enter your verified display resolution measurements into the Horizontal Pixels x axis and Vertical Pixels y axis fields 3 Enter your verified screen size measurement into the Diagonal Screen Size inches field Click the Calculate button and record the PPI result Consult the device s published PPI value on the manufacturer s website as a sanity check CPU RAM Storage We use the internal hardware values reported by the operating system in conjunction with the manufacturer s published specifications To determine the amount of internal CPU RAM and storage the first step is to record the full detailed model number of the device which can usually be found on the outside of the device s case For example instead of simply recording iPhone 5s examine the case to determine the specific model number e g iPhone 5s A1533 Then check the manufacturer s website to obtain the published values for storage CPU and RAM Most operating systems will report processor speed and amount of RAM under settings or computer device properties as well as available and total storage Use this information to verify specifications published by the manufacturer Below are steps that we use to verify hardware information in several common operating systems In Android Android system settings provide basic hardware information but not to the level of detail we require Therefore ad
6. ditional tools are necessary The most difficult hardware specification to determine is the SoC System on Chip and processor model name To do so we recommend downloading and installing the free CPU Z app from the Google Play store After installing the app 1 Open CPU Z and select the SOC tab CPU Z will display the processor model name and info e g TI OMAP 4430 1 01 GHz as well as the CPU Architecture e g ARM Cortex A9 2 If the device uses a SoC we record that information for CPU If not we record the processor model name To verify the amount of RAM 1 Open Settings then About device or About Phone 2 Record the full model number listed on the Model number row 3 Enter the full device name and model number at the vendor s website to obtain a specification sheet If the specification sheet does not list RAM enter the full device name and model number at Wikipedia Most devices will have a Wikipedia page where you can match the model number obtained from the device to a full list of specifications To find the total storage capacity 17 Open Settings then select Storage 18 Under Total space the total device capacity will be listed In iOS It is especially difficult to find detailed CPU RAM and storage information in iOS We record the model number listed on the outside of the device case and search the device name and model number at Apple com to obtain preliminary information The search will produce a link
7. e top of the caliper s LCD display is loose Press the ON OFF button on the caliper Press the in mm button to select the appropriate measurement standard Slide the caliper open to a distance slightly longer than the diagonal distance across the screen from one corner to the opposite corner Use the thumb roller to gradually adjust the caliper until the edges of the caliper blades are exactly flush with the corners of the screen Record the measurement in inches and millimeters Consult the manufacturer s website and note the published screen size as a sanity check Display settings Display resolution We use a number of ways to verify display resolution including the following steps 1 Asa baseline value record the maximum display resolution reported on the manufacturer s website 2 The method for adjusting display resolution varies by OS but you can find the display resolution under Settings on most devices Make sure the device is set to the maximum resolution available and record the value 3 Open a browser and navigate to www screenresolution org for additional confirmation All of the sources above should report the same values Pixels per Inch PPI Once you verify display resolution and screen size calculating pixels per inch PPI is simply a matter of plugging those values into a formula There are several PPI calculator tools available online We use the Pixel Density Calculator following these steps 1 Open
8. elect Disk Management from the left hand menu The Disk Management window will report available disks Disk 0 Disk 1 etc Under each disk listed the available storage is shown Because of the space that Windows RT reserves for recovery etc if Disk Management reports approximately 29 GB of space the device has a 32 GB HDD If it reports 59 GB of space the device has a 64 GB HDD and so on
9. g headphones with sensitivity of 100 dB 1mW to the audio port and set the noise level to 75 dB 4 Charge the battery of the device to 100 percent 5 Goto Settings Display Daydream and turn Daydream OFF Android 4 4 KITKAT only 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Apply all available software updates and make sure that automatic updating is turned off for the duration of testing Update notices may interrupt the benchmark run Make sure to close all running apps To do this click on the recent apps menu item and remove all apps from the list In your device s Settings menu set the device to never fall asleep unless you direct it to Reboot the device Set the proper connectivity configuration Network mode or Airplane mode If you want to test what the device s battery life is while it s connected to the Internet use Network mode If you want to find out what the device s battery life is while it s not connected to the Internet use Airplane mode Network mode a Turn on Wi Fi or Cellular connection b If using Wi Fi connect to a wireless access point c Disable Bluetooth and NFC connectivity d Test the network connection by using an Internet browser to connect to a Web site with which you re familiar e Make sure the Wi Fi signal strength is around 45 dBm f Make sure the device is a minimum of 5 ft from the router Airplane mode a Turn on Airplane mode b Disable Bluetooth Wi Fi and
10. he value in millimeters We use the Intelligent Weighing Technology Intell Lab PD 3000 scale To record the weight Turn on the scale and wait a few seconds for the reading to settle on 0 000 To change the unit of measurement on the scale to pounds a Press MODE for three seconds until Unit flashes b Then press the O T Tare key and the current unit will flash c Press the MODE key to toggle between units until you reach Ibs d Press the O T Tare key to confirm The screen will return to showing a zero balance Press the O T Tare button to make sure the scale is not including a tare Tares are values stored in the scale and used to account for the weight of measurement containers Place the device on the scale Record the weight to the hundredth of a pound Repeat the measurement after using the process in step 2 above to change the scale unit to grams Record the measurement to the gram Screen size We use the Mitutoyo ABSOLUTE 500 193 Digital Caliper to measure screen size When a device is turned off it can be difficult to accurately identify the edge of the screen When a device is turned on the screen brightness will help differentiate the screen from the outside border of the device s face Therefore we recommend measuring screen size with the device turned on To measure screen size oe WON Turn on the device and wait for the home screen to appear Make sure the slider clamp screw on th
11. inue in the popup box 6 Check which of the four simulations you want to run We recommend leaving all of them checked that way you can get an Overall score which is the easiest way to compare your device with others Ignore the Optional Description box 7 Click Start and WebXPRT will begin Web XPRT will run each of its four tests five times While it s running try not to touch or click the screen this might affect the results When the center top of the screen says Results you ll know you re done There check out the score under the Overall column That number is all you need to compare your device against others at WebxXPRT com If you re interested however you can also scroll down to see how fast your device completed each individual task HOW TO INSTALL AND RUN MOBILEXPRT Follow these easy steps 1 Make sure your phone is running Android 4 0 or later Unfortunately MobileXPRT won t work on earlier versions of Android but you can still check out scores from other Android devices on MobileXPRT com Download MobileXPRT from Google Play or at MobileXPRT com Install the app This will take about fifteen minutes When the app asks you to download a second free app for the UX tests do so Open MobileXPRT to allow it to automatically incorporate the information from the UX app OO ee Decl Apply all available software updates and make sure that automatic updating is turned off for
12. r all other iOS devices In OSX OS X provides easily accessible information on processor memory and storage with just a few clicks However some additional steps are needed to find the exact processor model number These additional steps begin with step 7 1 From the Apple menu choose About This Mac 10 11 12 An About This Mac window will appear Select the More info button to expand the About This Mac window Select System Report The System Report window will open with a Hardware Overview that reports processor name but not model number speed number of processors and number of cores Select the Memory tab to find the total amount of installed memory Select the Storage tab to find the total amount of installed storage Use the rounded figure in the storage description on the left hand side not the detailed number listed above the breakdown of available storage on the right hand side For example the left hand side may report 500 GB Flash Storage while the right hand side reports a capacity of 499 42 GB To verify the exact processor number Open Finder then Applications Open the Utilities folder Open Terminal At the command prompt type sysctl n machdep cpu brand_string and press Enter The system will return the processor model number e g Intel R Core TM i7 3720QM CPU 2 60GHz In Windows 8 or Windows 8 1 1 2 3 On the Desktop Screen click Start then enter system
13. t don t worry this is how it s supposed to look 10 Leave the device alone until the testing is complete This should take about twenty minutes but that time can vary widely by device To get the most accurate results do not use other apps or try to interrupt or stop the tests while the tests are running When testing is complete TouchXPRT will show you the device s overall score which you can compare to others by going to the TouchXPRT website and clicking View Results There you ll find scores from a wide range of other Windows devices You can also run only one test by tapping an individual tile but you won t be able to get an overall score without tapping Run All If you run only one test you will see only the results for that test To see individual test results click the link under the Source column on the Results page HOW TO RUN WEBXPRT You don t need to download anything to run WebXPRT Just follow these steps 1 Go to Settings and set your device to stay awake for at least half an hour We recommend this so the device doesn t shut down during the tests which should take less than 30 minutes 2 Apply all available software updates and make sure that automatic updating is turned off 3 Close all of your other apps and windows We recommend this because other activity on your device might lower your score 4 Restart your device 5 Goto WebXPRT com and click Run WebXPRT 2013 Click cont
14. the duration of testing Quit all other applications 8 In your device s Settings menu set the device to stay awake for at least 30 minutes 9 Reboot the device 10 Turn on Airplane mode 11 Start the test Open the app and tap Performance or UX to run only that set of tests or tap All Tests to run both sets Running all the tests should take about twenty minutes but this can vary widely by device so don t worry if the tests take more or less time To obtain accurate results do not use other apps while the test is running or try to interrupt or stop the test before it finishes After running the tests MobileXPRT will show you the overall scores for the set of tests you ran plus individual scores for each test in each set For more information on individual scores check out the User Manual by tapping the I button in the top right corner of MobileXPRT If you ran only one of the sets of tests you will see the scores for only that set You can compare your overall score s to others by going to MobileXPRT com and clicking View Results HOW TO INSTALL AND RUN BATTERYXPRT 2014 FOR ANDROID If you re a BenchmarkXPRT Development Community member you can download the community preview here There you will also find instructions for installing and using the app To get reliable results follow these steps 1 Download and install the app Set the display brightness to 200 nits 3 Connect a set of ear fittin
15. to the device s Technical Specifications page Following the link takes us to the specifications page but since the iPhone 5s for example is available in 16GB 32GB and 64GB models and each model does not have an independent specifications page we need to determine which size we have To do so we can use the following steps to extrapolate our device s storage capacity From the Home Screen tap Settings Select General then About 3 Scroll down to Capacity If the Capacity listed is less than 16 GB e g 12 9 GB we can conclude that our device is a 16GB model If the capacity is between 16 GB and 32 GB we can conclude it is a 32GB model and so on To verify the device CPU look on the technical specifications page in the Chips section In this example Apple lists a general description such as A7 chip with 64 bit architecture If we visit the Apple SoC page in Wikipedia we see that the iPhone 5s uses the A7 APLO698 which is a Cyclone dual core processor at 1 3 GHz Navigating from the A7 Wikipedia page we can click to the iPhone 5s entry which lists the device memory as 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM Another option for finding detailed system specifications for iOS devices is visiting a reputable hardware analysis site such as iFixit iFixit performs detailed system teardowns and the iPhone 5s teardown confirms that the iPhone 5s uses the A7 APLO698 SoC A combination of these steps will provide accurate detailed specifications fo
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