Hi all,
This is a little off-topic, but none the less important. Not sure who's aware about HTML 5 and browser rendering performance, but I've been looking into it the last couple of days and found this benchmark test:
http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/mobile/Performance/SpeedReading/Default.html
To find it easier on the phone directly, just google something like "can your browser speed read mobile"
I've tested this on my X5 and got 14 FPS, test completed in 16 seconds.
Same test on some other phones I've got:
- Iphone 4, running IOS4 and got 4 FPS, test completed in 4-5 minutes.
- Iphone 4, running IOS5 Beta, got 31 FPS, test completed in 6-7 seconds.
- Iphone 3G, running IOS4.1, got 0 FPS...left it there for 10 minutes and when I came back, the test was still going...)
This is a video with the test running on a Nokia N9, Iphone 4 (IOS4) and a Windows7 Phone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2MqbDAkE8
By the looks of it, IOS5 is coming with a really really good new Safari version, which looks twice as fast as Android Chrome...I think Android is loosing ground...Hopefully Ice Cream Sandwich will compensate.
Nice but I'm skeptical about x5 getting ICS so no new browser (btw its not chrome )
Have you benched x5 with other browsers like dolphin, opera, firefox?
andreasha said:
Nice but I'm skeptical about x5 getting ICS so no new browser (btw its not chrome )
Have you benched x5 with other browsers like dolphin, opera, firefox?
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Just tried Firefox 7 and had 14FPS, with 20 seconds time to complete...So based on that Android Browser is faster.
And yes, I know it's not Chrome... it's Android Browser, which is based on Chromium...
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Hi all,
Can someone try the web version of vimeo (http://vimeo.com) and compare the speed to iphone browser? Mine seem terribly slower than the iphone's browser, especially the transition between pages.
I'm running the cyanogen room 5.0.5.3 if that makes any different.
thanks.
Just compared it with my Co workers iPhone. My browser us quicker. I'm on Enomther's ROM if that helps.
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Just compared it with my Co workers iPhone. My browser us quicker. I'm on Enomther's ROM if that helps.
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Interesting. Is it a smooth transition? I flashed the Enomther's room to see what's up. The transition is still not as smooth as on the iPhone browser.
I tried the website on the iPod Touch 3G btw.
Cyanogen changed the javascript engine, this in the changelog:
* Disable V8 in Webkit and switch back to JSC due to app incompatibilities
V8 was apparently much faster, so if that site is javascript heavy.
It stemmed from some app called Epocrates not working with V8.
I'd rather have V8 if you ask me, the last version to have it was 5.0.5.1-N1
Hey,
I don't have no idea, but my hero browser seems to be very slow
It's takes quite a lot of time, until browser will load full page... And a lot of pages wants to load in mobile view...
IS it a normal laggy browser or not?
I use android 1.5
Yup... that's normal. Biggest disappointment ever.
I think it'll get better in 2.1 though... I've seen great speed improvements when my friend got an update to 2.1 for his cellphone (though not a hero).
1. Root device
2. Flash BeHero+ v1.2
3. Flash behnaam #23 2.6.29 OC kernel
4. OC your device to 691mhz
5. Disable flash in the browser
enjoy your hero as it was meant to be with android 2.1 and blazing fast
Or, consider using Opera as your browser. You might like it
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Or, consider using Opera as your browser. You might like it
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I second that,... Opera is an excellent alternative.
Is the interface and browser smooth like the ipad? I ask because i tried out a couple of stock android tabs like the sony s and xoom at a store and their scrolling and zooming was quite laggy compared to the ipad, same goes for the browser.
The whole issue about the unsmooth scrolling is much better on 3.2 ROMs, like for example Task650 GalaxyTask ROM.
It isn't entirely gone, but I hope this will come with Ice Cream Sandwich/Android 4.0.
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And to answer your questions: Yes, apart from occasional stuttering, it is as smooth as the iPad. Custom ROM/TouchScreenTune App do the trick for me.
Most of the apps in the system support H.W acceleration (browser , etc ) but the UI itself doesn't support it (it will come in ICS ) like the main launcher and the rotation and translations in the system that is why it shutters allot when using live wallpapers that is because the load is n the processor it self not on the gpu but ICS should fix all this issues, as i noticed even alpha builds are smoother than honeycomb
Android will always have more "stuttering" than the ipad. It's pretty simple to imagine why: on an ipad, all there is is a bunch of little standard sized icons. They don't display information, they don't change, they don't move or supply anything more than a link to open your app. They're just little cached images and so the whole interface moves smoothly because there's nothing to see, no work for the processor. Also, the screen is low resolution (1024x768), so there's less pixels to move around.
Android on the other hand has widgets that change and display information. They are not standardized and are often resizable. The whole interface is far more complex than the ipad. And the screen is higher resolution (1200x800) so there's more pixels.
So, sure, if "smooth scrolling of the homescreen" is your top priority, I'd say go with an ipad. It will always be simple and smooth. Emphasis on the simple.
If, on the other hand, you want customizability and information without having to open your apps, and a little jerkiness in the homescreen is OK with you, get an android tab.
Last bit: android allows you to install a different launcher (that's part of what I mean by "customizability"). ADW EX is very smooth...
Many of the roms on this forum can give you HW acceleration.
All i want is a silky smooth browser like the ipad/iphone. Tried android 2.2, 2.3,3.0,3,1,3.2, sense 3.0, sense 3.5, wp7, wp 7.5 NONE I REPEAT NONE can come close to the consistent smoothness of the safari browser. Is there a browser in the android market that can come close, cause i tried opera and its still not as smooth. Hope ICS will make it so.
Safari for ipad /iphone doesn't have flash so for sure it will be smoother , try opera mini it doesn't have flash so it shuld be faster
I've found that hardware acceleration is much smoother without TW. I'm running AOSP 3.2.2 (Overcome ROM) and have not noticed any lag and even noticed scrolling in say, Music, to not jump at all. Smoother than the iPad for sure.
I'm also verry happy with the Launcher in Overcome
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All i want is a silky smooth browser like the ipad/iphone. Tried android 2.2, 2.3,3.0,3,1,3.2, sense 3.0, sense 3.5, wp7, wp 7.5 NONE I REPEAT NONE can come close to the consistent smoothness of the safari browser. Is there a browser in the android market that can come close, cause i tried opera and its still not as smooth. Hope ICS will make it so.
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I use dolphin HD with flash loading on demand. It is the best browser I've used on any device so far.
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otaku1984 said:
I've found that hardware acceleration is much smoother without TW. I'm running AOSP 3.2.2 (Overcome ROM) and have not noticed any lag and even noticed scrolling in say, Music, to not jump at all. Smoother than the iPad for sure.
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My experience is exactly the opposite. Touchwiz is so smooth and fluid in ways that regular honeycomb can't touch. The typind lag in the browser in stock honeycomb was enough to ruin the whole experience.
The only overcome rom I see is a touchwiz rom, where is this aosp overcome rom? I'll check it out on the off chance it is better than stock android.
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I've found that hardware acceleration is much smoother without TW. I'm running AOSP 3.2.2 (Overcome ROM) and have not noticed any lag and even noticed scrolling in say, Music, to not jump at all. Smoother than the iPad for sure.
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Where did you get Overcome AOSP ROM and that too 3.2.2
It is still TW. Right?
Is it just me or this browser is much slower than stock? I've been reading all these nice articles about how Chrome is better etc etc, but I cannot see how it's better. It's a memory hog and less snappy than ICS stock browser. I really think the 512MB of ram in the Nexus S is taking a toll with Chrome (same with the CPU).
Works fine for me.
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Is it just me or this browser is much slower than stock? I've been reading all these nice articles about how Chrome is better etc etc, but I cannot see how it's better. It's a memory hog and less snappy than ICS stock browser. I really think the 512MB of ram in the Nexus S is taking a toll with Chrome (same with the CPU).
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I assume you on a stock, no tweaked rom thinking its smoothly alrite.
RAM is not the problem as much kernels had these new thing called "HBigmem" which boost 35-87mb more ram...
Like Matr1x has 405mb of ram instead of getting 334mb....
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Chrome is definitely slower. I also hate it will slow to a crawl when typing in the search bar. I use xscope. It's the best browser. I've tried em all.
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Very slow here too compared to the stock browser
And I thought I am the only one -.- Chrome is a little bit laggy. Starting to type is a nightmare. It needs 2 or 3 seconds to catch up on your typing...
Yup, same here... I really like it's features and looks, but it just don't work how it should...
agreed. it runs a bit laggy on bigmem and non bigmem kernels. i hope google makes it smoother on nexus s.
Its a bit laggy on GN too....
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I agree, it's really slow compared with stock. Now i'm using the new Firefox beta, and it's really fast and snappy
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox_beta
The new FF beta is cool. I just hate it vibrates whenever I touch a link. Its smooth too.
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thanks guys firefox beta runs smoother and more fluid even opens a bit faster than chrome
Holy crap! Firefox beta is so fast!!!
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Chrome works well for me. Stock rooted 4.0.4. Fast and smooth.
It's pretty slow for me too. I really enjoy the features it comes with but i keep going back to the stock browser. I'll try out the new Firefox though.
Previous version of Chrome was really fast and smooth
The latest release is very slow :/
i wanted to like chrome on android because it LOOKS cool and the UI is cool but i found the same. then i realized i hadnt wiped/data in FOREVER and i've even flashed a few ROMs (i know, not the best idea but i'm lazy so i usually see if all hell breaks loose first, which it usually doesnt).
so i did a clean wipe and install of CNA 2.0 and Matrix 19.5 and chrome is now very fast and snappy, i love the tab feature where you can fling one to the side to close it.
Chrome is also slow most of the time on my stock nexus s. I found that opera mini works best and is very very fast (I have did not try Firefox yet). The reason for the speed is that, Opera Mini uses its servers to compress and optimize data and then sends it to your phone - this makes Opera Mini very fast. It also includes tabbed browsing among other features.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.android
I have now also removed Chrome from my Nexus, because it is indeed slow.
I have then tried 5 other browser and for now I decided to go with Dolphin HD browser, which for me is the best compromise between features and speed.
Stock android for me. The one that a actually made by Google for PHONES not desktops or tablets
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I have had my TF300 for about 6 months and have done a clean wipe/factory data reset 3 times already due to things getting so slow and sluggish. It seems to be pretty good right after the factory reset but then after about a month or so the web browser slows down and just takes forever to load pages and respond to touches. It asks me to "wait/close" on almost every web page. It can take up to 30 seconds or more to load simple web pages that load in milliseconds on my desktop (my download speed is 55 Mbps according to speedtest.net). Will rooting the TF300 do anything for a better web browsing experience? I have tried all the popular browsers (stock, chrome, boat, dolphin, maxthon,) and none of them offer a good browsing experience. My wife's Nexus 7 runs flawlessly and if my TF300 would run as fast as the Nexus 7 I would be happy. So will rooting help me with web browsing speed at all or is this a whole different issue?
A custom rom could help. I switched to hydro and haven't looked back. Much faster imo
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Lamski said:
I have had my TF300 for about 6 months and have done a clean wipe/factory data reset 3 times already due to things getting so slow and sluggish. It seems to be pretty good right after the factory reset but then after about a month or so the web browser slows down and just takes forever to load pages and respond to touches. It asks me to "wait/close" on almost every web page. It can take up to 30 seconds or more to load simple web pages that load in milliseconds on my desktop (my download speed is 55 Mbps according to speedtest.net). Will rooting the TF300 do anything for a better web browsing experience? I have tried all the popular browsers (stock, chrome, boat, dolphin, maxthon,) and none of them offer a good browsing experience. My wife's Nexus 7 runs flawlessly and if my TF300 would run as fast as the Nexus 7 I would be happy. So will rooting help me with web browsing speed at all or is this a whole different issue?
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I have this issue on stock 4.1, hydro or cromi will fix these issues. Even stock 4.2 shouldn't have any issues.
I use PAC-MAN ROM and I don't look back to the original ROM. I have much more possibilities to setup and I believe that the tablet is much faster.
Give Cromi or AOKP custom rom a try, both are really smooth!:good:
I can only agree in that. When you have no need to take the ASUS warranty, try an alternative Rom.
After first try, you will see, that this is really simple. The several roms have their pros and cons and you have to find the one,which fits to you best.
Lamski said:
I have had my TF300 for about 6 months and have done a clean wipe/factory data reset 3 times already due to things getting so slow and sluggish. It seems to be pretty good right after the factory reset but then after about a month or so the web browser slows down and just takes forever to load pages and respond to touches. It asks me to "wait/close" on almost every web page. It can take up to 30 seconds or more to load simple web pages that load in milliseconds on my desktop (my download speed is 55 Mbps according to speedtest.net). Will rooting the TF300 do anything for a better web browsing experience? I have tried all the popular browsers (stock, chrome, boat, dolphin, maxthon,) and none of them offer a good browsing experience. My wife's Nexus 7 runs flawlessly and if my TF300 would run as fast as the Nexus 7 I would be happy. So will rooting help me with web browsing speed at all or is this a whole different issue?
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Like others have said, there are some software fixes you can try. However, the problem with the TF300T (and ASUS' other Transformer tablets) is that the internal memory has really lousy I/O speeds, so whenever your device has to read/write from disk, it'll come to a crawl. There are some fixes though, like data2sd that can speed things up.
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Like others have said, there are some software fixes you can try. However, the problem with the TF300T (and ASUS' other Transformer tablets) is that the internal memory has really lousy I/O speeds, so whenever your device has to read/write from disk, it'll come to a crawl. There are some fixes though, like data2sd that can speed things up.
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I have also read this recently. But has this actually been tested? And why are we just now hearing about this if the tf300 is nearly a year old already. Also, it seems to do pretty good right after a factory reset which seems to tell me the issue is software based... I would be very happy if data2sd could speed it up even more. i'll have to give it a try.
I remember when I purchased my tf300 last year that it was just ok.. However there would be random crashes and slow down. After rooting and installing CROM-X I noticed a significant difference. It's a little tricky to mod but it was worth it. Honestly it's a huge improvement but there are still some nagging issues with IO. I have tries Data2sd..maybe that's my next step
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