Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 6th Dec 2011 22:16 UTC
Dianne Hackborn has posted on Google+ about some common myths regarding Android's graphics rendering pipeline, and we have a rebuttal to that one as well. Interesting stuff, but I want to talk abut something related: Android's gaphics performance. I'm hearing a lot of talk about how Android's effects and transitions and such aren't as smooth as those on iOS, but on my Galaxy SII, everything is super-smooth. So, I'm wondering - what's it like for you?
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RE: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by fatjoe on Tue 6th Dec 2011 22:38
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Isn't some of androids "lag" intentional? For example, the "rotation lag" is actually there to avoid hysterical rotations while you are, for example, lying down playing with your phone/tablet.
By the way, my Nokia N9 beats all your androids and iphones in UI speed. It is still a dead (i.e. murdered) platform, which should show that having the fastest UI is not the only requirement for winning the phone war.
RE[2]: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by Timmmm on Tue 6th Dec 2011 23:08
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RE[2]: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by JAlexoid on Wed 7th Dec 2011 01:23
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RE: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by Thom_Holwerda on Tue 6th Dec 2011 23:07
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Yes, it's pretty smooth. It just isn't *as* smooth. And especially it isn't as responsive -- that is, the lag between your finger and the animation is much greater on the Galaxy S2 than the iPhone in many places.
I'm just not seeing that, and I have them side-by-side *right now* (well, iPad 2). It's completely identical here.
RE[2]: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by Luminair on Wed 7th Dec 2011 19:11
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RE: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by kragil on Tue 6th Dec 2011 23:11
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RE[2]: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by ArKay on Thu 8th Dec 2011 09:23
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RE: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by broken_symlink on Tue 6th Dec 2011 23:29
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RE: Galaxy S2 still isn't as smooth as the iPhone.
by JAlexoid on Wed 7th Dec 2011 01:21
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Well, the actual animations are actually really smooth. However, input lag and jitters during interactions were dominant in Android.
Interestingly enough, it's only the input that has the problem of UI lag.
And please, iPod Touch until the Cortex A8(3rd gen or pair to 3Gs) was horribly laggy. the only non laggy thing was scrolling. Ironically Android was less laggy than 1st gen and 2nd gen iOS devices.
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You're simply wrong. Android is pretty good, and I also have a Galaxy S2, but it simply still isn't as smooth and responsive as the original generation iPod Touch I bought (and returned!) several years ago. To say otherwise is to delude yourself.
Yes, it's pretty smooth. It just isn't *as* smooth. And especially it isn't as responsive -- that is, the lag between your finger and the animation is much greater on the Galaxy S2 than the iPhone in many places.
Unfortunately I don't have an iPhone so I can't do a video comparison right now, but it is absolutely the case. (Although the Galaxy S2 is the best of the Android phones I've tried, and it does come close.)