Latest reports indicate that combined preorders for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have breached the half-million mark, pointing to a great start for Samsung's first 2017 flagship bets. But stunning and more powerful the fresher devices might be, many will likely stick with the latest and greatest from Apple - the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

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And it's not because of blind loyalty as the 2016 Apple flagship phones despite lagging a few months and being out-specced by their Sammy rivals enjoy solid advantages. One proof was the speed test (video can be viewed below) recently performed by YouTube channel EverythingApplePro that pitted the iPhone 7 series with Samsung's GS8 duo.

In many aspects of the speed showdown, the duel between the two monster flagships proved close - not one of the devices tested came out a runway winner, and the result is unsurprising at all. But when it comes to CPU- and GPU-demanding tasks, the iPhone 7 Plus blazed its way to the top.

The test presented the fact that Apple's engineering remains superior in many levels as the 7 Plus smoked the Galaxy S8 both in 4K rendering and launching games that require high graphics settings.

The clip was a testament to the iPhone 7 series' optimal performance capabilities that not only relied on premium hardware specifications but also on the one element that runs the show - the operating system.

In the OS department or iOS in the case of iPhone, Apple further manifested its superiority over Samsung and as reported by BGR, iPhone fans will remain committed to the brand because of the iOS pull. The report said even Apple fans conceded the Galaxy S8 is hard to resist but they will stick with iPhone and its iOS ecosystem.

The whole experience attached with the software is just compelling as BGR explained: "iOS is too smooth, third-party apps are too much better, integration across devices is too convenient and updates are too fast."

Sure, the work that Samsung did with the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus is jaw-dropping but Apple fans pampered by the better optimized iOS environment will not think twice holding on to the iPhone 7 series, likely jumping only when the next best things come rolling out. That would be the release of the iPhone 7S, 7S Plus and overhauled iPhone 8.