Android 2.2 demolishes iOS4 in JavaScript benchmarks

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in iPhone edited January 2014




Google's Android mobile operating system got some significant performance improvements in version 2.2, codenamed Froyo. A high-performance JIT was introduced in Android's Dalvik runtime environment and the browser got some very deep optimizations. These enhancements make Android's performance more competitive than ever.



In our recent review of Android 2.2, we conducted some tests on the Nexus One to measure the extent of the JavaScript performance improvements. SunSpider and V8 benchmarks show that JavaScript execution in Froyo's Web browser is almost three times faster than in the previous version of the platform.



We compared these findings with that of our tests of Apple's mobile Safari browser on the iPhone 4. The results show that the Android device delivers significantly faster JavaScript execution than the iPhone, scoring over three times better on V8 and almost twice as fast on SunSpider. Apple has some work to do it if wants mobile Safari to retake the crown as the fastest mobile browser.



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  • Reply 1 of 2
    talksense101talksense101 Posts: 1,738member
    Competition is good for the consumer. How responsive is the overall browser with regard to page load times / UI response, etc?
  • Reply 2 of 2
    guinnessguinness Posts: 473member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by talksense101 View Post


    Competition is good for the consumer. How responsive is the overall browser with regard to page load times / UI response, etc?



    Froyo is still faster on most sites, even with Flash enabled.



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    At this point we thought: would things load quicker with Flash uninstalled? Turns out it's a small yes -- this time the Nexus One consistently loaded Engadget, New York Times, gdgt and The Onion a tad quicker than the iPhone 4, whereas BBC News produced a tie. Still, this is far from the massive performance jump that Ars Technica's benchmarks suggest (not that we're saying the site did it wrong; these every-day sites just don't rely heavily on JavaScript), but considering Froyo running Flash still matches iOS 4's Safari loading speed, Android's just about won this two-man race. Apple, your move next.



    http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/f...howdown-video/



    And that's on a Nexus One, which is probably ~6 months old or so at this point.
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