Latest qualcomm SoCs seem pretty competitive in mobile market (3d mark):
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: 12726 (76 fps)
A16 Bionic: 9827 (58 fps)
https://nanoreview.net/en/soc-compare/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-...
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: 12726 (76 fps)
A16 Bionic: 9827 (58 fps)
https://nanoreview.net/en/soc-compare/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-...
Phones with A16 were available in September 2022.
Phones with a SM8550 (Snapdragon 8 gen 2) were available in January, 2023.
You're saying it is unreasonable to compare the last two (4 months apart), and instead the valid comparison is between the first two (8 months apart). That doesn't seem fair.
Samsung/Qualcomm used to do the "June release / Sep available" model about 10 - 12 years ago, they always lose to Apple from every aspect. So instead of directly compete with the "in cycle" release for the holiday season, they made the release looks earlier in the year, but then compete with a product released last year for the holiday season.
I was a bit dubious about the benchmarks posted earlier in the thread, for the last decade we're used to Apple having such a long lead that timing didn't matter. But given how hard you're pushing this "it's unfair to compare the currently available phones" angle, I guess the benchmarks are legit and they really have lost the lead.