Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by rprospero on Monday April 14, 2014 @03:21PM
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> Granted all of this was based upon personal experience and isn't a scientific study but to me the difference was absolutely clear.
Thanks for including that line, because my personal experience is the exact opposite. I have a four year old android phone and I dread any time I need to use my wife's one year old ipod. I find the lag on the ipod slow to the point of almost being unusable. Every time I use it, there's at least one point where I'll put down the iPod to go do something else while I wait for it to catch up with me.
It's amazing how much personal experiences can differ.
Edit: updated possibly relevant details
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by TylerE on Monday April 14, 2014 @10:44PM
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Worth pointing out that there is a pretty big drop in spec from an iPhone 5 to an iPod 5, the SoC is two full generations behind.
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by abjuk on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @11:41AM
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This. Also, a year ago Apple was still selling some models of the 4th gen iPod Touches, which are the equivalent of a three year old iPhone 4 but with half the ram.
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by mdwrigh2 on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @02:32AM
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> Phones I used in testing: HTC One, Samsung S4, Nokia Lumia 1520, and iPhone 5S
Honestly, try a Nexus 5 if you get the chance. The hardware in the phone makes a huge difference (and it's often in places that aren't benchmarked, like the touch controller).
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by pjmlp on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @03:54AM
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Both iOS and Windows 8 have native compilation only as delivery model and most likely the reason driving ART's design as Dalvik replacement.
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by matwood on Monday April 14, 2014 @03:32PM
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I have found Android nice to use only on Nexus devices. For whatever reason the other devices always feel slow and have random issues.
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by stusmall on Monday April 14, 2014 @04:06PM
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I don't know what other devices you've used but Samsung uses its own keyboard on some (maybe all? I've only used a few) of their phones. Its not the fastest thing out there. Switching that out with the Google one can make a huge difference in perception of the phone's performance.
Re:A performance comparison between Java and C on the Nexus 5
by matwood on Monday April 14, 2014 @05:17PM
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I've used HTC, Samsung, and currently use a Nexus5 full time. Whenever I have to use friends iPhones now they feel really dated compared to the Nexus 5. Android really turned a corner not long ago with 4.x and devices like the Nexus 5.
I have to strongly disagree here. I'm a mobile dev, I work on Android and iOS. My main phone is an iPhone 5s, recently I tried switching OS just so that I would be more comfortable with the different OS's day to day idioms. I couldn't stand Android, it was sooo laggy feeling compared to a iPhone or even a windows 8 phone. Both Apple and Microsoft have large leads in user experience and speed. Don't get me wrong Android is certainly better than either in it's own way but performance and responsiveness are not it's strong suite. 3 apps that the difference was obvious to me are: Google Maps (the ios version feels way smoother), Evernote, and the facebook app. Also see the yahoo weather app the difference was incredible. Phones I used in testing: HTC One, Samsung S4, Nokia Lumia 1520, and iPhone 5S
Granted all of this was based upon personal experience and isn't a scientific study but to me the difference was absolutely clear. Perhaps if I had only used an Android device I wouldn't have noticed the difference as much but having been a long term iOS user I could not stand it.