April’s AnTuTu rankings send a clear message at the top of Android performance: iQOO still sets the pace. The iQOO 15 Ultra once again leads the flagship field with a score of 4,126,940, while the standard iQOO 15 stays very close behind at 4,102,621.
That narrow gap shows how tight the fight remains among Android’s fastest devices. It also underlines how much the final tuning of a phone can matter when several models rely on the same high-end silicon.
Snapdragon keeps the flagship throne
The strongest performance behind both iQOO models comes from the same package: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. AnTuTu’s results suggest that raw chipset power is only part of the story, because aggressive performance tuning and solid thermal control also play a major role.
That detail becomes even more important in a market where many premium phones now share the same chipset. In practice, optimization can decide whether a device merely performs well or stays ahead of the entire field.
Red Magic stays within striking distance
The closest challenger is the Red Magic 11 Pro+, which takes third place with a score of 4,098,742. It also uses Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, but pairs it with a larger 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage in an effort to push performance further.
Even with those specifications, the phone remains just behind the two iQOO models. That result reinforces how competitive the top tier has become, with small differences in setup and tuning separating the leaders.
The top 10 is almost entirely Snapdragon-powered
April’s broader top-10 ranking shows just how dominant Qualcomm has become in the flagship segment. Nine of the 10 Android phones in the list use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, leaving only one exception for another chipset maker.
That exception is the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra, which uses MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and lands in sixth place. Its presence shows that MediaTek can still break into the upper group, even if Snapdragon remains the preferred choice for most manufacturers chasing the highest benchmark scores.
Little movement from March
Compared with March, the highest positions did not shift much. iQOO 15 Ultra had already been in front the previous month, when it posted an even higher score of 4,174,911.
Red Magic 11 Pro+ and iQOO 15 were also already part of the leading group before April. The changes this time were mostly about small position adjustments, not a major reshaping of the flagship landscape.
MediaTek finds stronger footing lower down the chart
The picture changes more clearly in the sub-flagship and upper-midrange category. There, MediaTek performs better than Snapdragon, with iQOO Z11 leading the segment on a score of 2,323,047 thanks to Dimensity 8500.
Honor Power2 and Oppo K15 Pro follow, and both are also powered by Dimensity chips. That pattern suggests a sharper division in the market, with Qualcomm dominating the top end while MediaTek holds a stronger position in the more affordable performance class.
Tablets are closing in on flagship phone performance
AnTuTu also highlights how close premium tablets are getting to flagship smartphones in raw power. Vivo Pad 6 Pro tops the tablet list for April with a score of 4,095,813, just behind the fastest Android phones.
Lenovo’s Legion Tablet Y700 fifth generation takes second place, and Oppo Pad 5 Pro ranks third. All three use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, showing that the same flagship chip is now spreading across device categories, not just premium phones.
The tablet leader also changed from March, when Lenovo’s Legion tablet held the top spot. Vivo took over in April, but the overall range of performance stayed largely similar, pointing to a tight contest among the major players rather than a sudden leap in capability.
Source: www.gizmochina.com
