Here is another screenshot comparison. From these examples it is very clear the super resolution is able to reconstruct texture in the skin and clothes, hair, eye lashes and other details. To say that it is only acts as a noise filter is shortchanging many years of scientific research, in my opinion.
1080p original vs super resolution:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/118506
Precise bicubic (A = -0.75) vs super resolution
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/118507
1080p original vs precise bicubic