I was specifically referring to something with the same "whoa, that means it's really fast" mindshare as the i7/i9 has. Do laymen really look at phone CPU models the same way that people use them to guide purchasing decisions on laptops?
See also: Intel labeling middling 2c/4t cpus as 'i7' a few generations ago despite them not being at all comparable to the desktop equivalents because they know people will buy them based off the model number and not the actual performance. (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/95451/i...)
And NVidia giving all their mobile GPUs the same names as the desktop cards (pre 10XX gen, they're actually the same cards with slightly lower clocks now) despite them being entirely different hardware. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_900_series#Products)
Actual performance doesn't sell nearly as well as perceived performance.
(Also I guess it's all about marketing for everyone)
See also: Intel labeling middling 2c/4t cpus as 'i7' a few generations ago despite them not being at all comparable to the desktop equivalents because they know people will buy them based off the model number and not the actual performance. (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/95451/i...)
And NVidia giving all their mobile GPUs the same names as the desktop cards (pre 10XX gen, they're actually the same cards with slightly lower clocks now) despite them being entirely different hardware. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_900_series#Products)
Actual performance doesn't sell nearly as well as perceived performance.
(Also I guess it's all about marketing for everyone)