Adding insult to injury, 2015 was also an abysmal year for Android performance, largely due to Qualcomm, uh, how do I say this... <i>sucking</i>.<p>&quot;I don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s any way to sugarcoat this, but 2015 has not been a particularly great year for Qualcomm in the high-end SoC business&quot; -- <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.anandtech.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;9837&#x2F;snapdragon-820-preview" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.anandtech.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;9837&#x2F;snapdragon-820-preview</a><p>If you compare geekbench single threaded performance numbers, you can sure see why Google is anxious to build their own silicon.