Apple’s golden child, the iPhone 5s, is equipped with a high-end A7 processor that lends it more processing power than any other iPhone. But what does that mean to the average iPhone user?

A YouTube video posted by Everything Apple Pro shows an informal speed test across eight different iPhone models and found some unexpected results. The video shows the iPhones racing each other to see which boots up, shuts down, and loads websites the fastest.

Surprisingly, it’s the 3G S model of iPhone that is able to turn off quickest, though it is still running iOS 6 as opposed to the newer iOS 7. All devices running iOS 7 shut down at approximately the same time, from the 4s upwards, which the video host comments may be more indicative about the software than hardware. Everything Apple Pro did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for commentary.

In terms of restarting, the 5s needed only 20 seconds, followed quickly by the other iPhone 5 models. However, the 2G iPhone, released over six years ago, wasn’t last to finish and turned on quicker than the iPhone 4 and iPhones 3G S and 3G.

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