Folks at Ars Technica and Engadget carried out some tests to find out whether Android 2.2 Froyo’s browser is faster than iOS 4’s Mobile Safari browser.
They carried out the tests on Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone 4 to find out which one is the world’s fastest mobile browser. If you’re an Apple/iPhone fanboy then you will be surprised by the results.
Ars Technica carried out SunSpider and V8 benchmark tests to find out the JavaScript performance of the mobile browsers. Ars Technica reports:
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.
Engadget were not satisfied with just the JavaScript performance tests so they carried out some tests to find out real-life performance of these browsers. Engadget observed that:
Out of the five desktop-version websites that we tested for load time, three of them -- BBC News, gdgt and The Onion -- repeatedly produced a tie between the two phones, whereas the iPhone 4 consistently loaded Engadget about two to three seconds faster, and the Nexus One about one to two seconds faster with New York Times.
You can also checkout the video of the test:
Engadget then carried out some tests by uninstalling Flash from Nexus One to see if there was any performance improvement.
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.
You can checkout the video of the test:
So even though Engadget tests show that Android Froyo’s browser is slightly faster than iOS 4’s Mobile Safari browser it must be noted that Google has made significant performance improvements in Android 2.2 (Froyo) compared to the previous version of Android. Ars Technica points out:
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 expected iOS 4 on Apple’s iPhone 4 to blow away competition but Google has surprised us by taking the title of the fastest mobile browser.
We’ll have to wait and see how Apple responds as it now has an incentive to make the iPhone and iOS even better (not that it needed one), which is always a good thing for us as customers.
Please don’t forget to drop us a line to give us your reaction to these test results.
[via Ars Technica, Engadget]
Haha.. interesting to be saying i was first.
Anyway, These test always differs since i always get different result from different iphones and nexus i tried on
First!!!!
IPhone 3G is painfully so slow that at times I want to smarch it on the floor.
Why not smash it instead?
I guess they did it several times to make sure the tests and results were consistent. And Im sure people will get varying results due to their signal strengh. And it's interesting to see the development of Android in the span that it has been out. Very good for competiton and of course us customers. I wonder how things might change with Bada, Windows 7and Meego coming out. Hopefully they will push the competition further.
Yup especially if you're on 4.0. 3g is not worth upgarding. The only feature would the ability to edit playlists. Otherwise even without installing multitasking and wallpaper my 3g was still very slow and unstable. Downgraded to 3.12 last week and I'm happy
depends of which company ( apple or google ) pays this guys better to do this stupid tests .
A second or two – who cares. If your life is at the point where a second or two makes a difference in your choice of phone then you are too damn busy. Get the phone you like and then get on with your life.
yeah it is painfully slow to do anything. One thing i notice with the android OS vs Apples is that android gets faster while still adding new features. So even if you have an older phone and upgrade that older phone will run better while still getting new features….
Apple just seems to add new features without improving the overall speed of the OS… that just kills my phones speed and that has done this since 3.0… Now that i have 4.0 its even slower and it doesnt make that much sense because when i had 3.0 i had mutli-task, categories, and wall paper… the apple version of these features have crippled my phone. Think i will do what you did and downgrade to 3.12 jailbreaked to get all the features…
Is it possible to roll back a 4.0 3G iPhone to 3.1.3??
Yeah, iPhone 3G users can, checkout this guide to downgrade:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/07/how-to-downgrade-iphone-3g-from-ios-4-to-iphone-os-3-1-3.html
Lets get real people. There is no comparison. Android user interface is crappy. Iphone is easy. Most and i say most who say the Iphone is crappy or slow has not had one. I have both! No comparison. If anything the Network needs improvement!
User interface on the Android platform crappy? You must have a garbage phone or not know how to customize your own device. Shameful statement. So your too lazy and love something simple, that is definitely one way to put it, but to say that there is no improvement is just idiotic and biased.
I have the iPhone 3GS, the G1, MT3G and I have used the MyTouch Slide. The OS is definitely easy, due to the beautiful touch screen on the iPhone, as far as actually interfaces though, the iPhone is standard, whereas the Android devices is Open Source and can therefor be changed to whichever way you wish to see it or access it.
I love all my devices, but your biased statement holds no weight in water pimpin.
Hey Roderick. GET A LIFE!!! It is a phone. Yes, a phone!
Hey Aru. GET A LIFE!!! It is a phone. Yes, a phone – 3GS, G1, MT3G blah blah blah. It makes calls and plays games and your music. Who cares which one you go with? Other than Roderick of course. Two or three seconds on a speed test is not a deal breaker regardless of which one YOU decide for yourself and YOUR needs.
This test are inaccurate because each time the pages load different ads appear, some ads containing more data, thus longer load times.
These test*
off topic but I am having the proximity sensor issue…. should I go to apple store and try to see if they give me a new one?
I have iPhone 3g and most say I haven't upgraded to 4.0 and from what I hear it's best I don't. But I got my mother in law a mytouch 3g and that phone is much faster then my iPhone. Not sure about the i4 but it's a quick phone. Tried the android market for the first time and damn apple makes the android market look like shit. I couldn't believe how unpolished that market was and still is. Love the way u can make your andorid phone yours by putting what ever u want in any page, but that multi tasking is a real killer with these android phones. I no ya don't care but I'm really feeling that samsung epic 4g. Just a very nice phone I no it's a samsung and ppl talk crap
about them, but I think there getting much better.
I remebered I have seen a similar post long time before. bUt last time Iphone OS won. This time really surprised me
Why wanna roll back anyway?
So says someone whom posts in a website dedicated to news for the iPhone.. If it was just a phone for you as well, you would not have even bothered to come to such a website.
Just like in every other aspect of my life, I like to know and do everything that the opportunity is capable of pimpin. So as far as getting a life, this has nothing to do with it. Does not interrupt, actually adds to it with people asking of opinions and for you to make a review on something.
But yes, at the end of the day your preference is your preference and it is just a phone. Nice try on the simple statement though, cute. lol
Yes but, you need to go back to older firmware which can be 3.1.2 or before that.
Ask around or go YouTube.
No matter what they say, the performance results of this two phone won't make any change on iPhone lovers.
The performance depends on how much stuff you have downloaded on the device, what kind of carrier you have in case you have unlocked it.
Everyone awaits verizon iPhone next fall.
I'm hang with this two year contract darndarn thing.
I have both 3GS and Nexus One running Froyo. I can vouch Froyo browser is faster but browsing experience is much better in Safari…
Who cares about this comparisons? do people really care about the freaking milliseconds differences? sometimes the speed issue is due to the network the phone runs under. Android, IOS, Windows, etc… no mobile OS will never be better than the other one… they will always lack something or some things the other have.
Stop this nonsense and look for real "news". This site has nothing exclusive to talk about but the same old shit they've already posted…
iPhone is much better and greater. Android is not user friendly. It is also still not supporting other languages like Hebrew or Arabic.
I do not see how the OS is not user friendly, also not supporting those two languages does not make the OS any less worthy than the iPhone OS. Add to that such releases such as, [MOD] [Language] Arabic/Farsi on nexus one. Should make the platform viable. But native support for the other languages may make the OS more preferable.
Also the support for other languages was being worked on for different ROM's. As far as much better and greater, I have my iPhone and my android based devices, I just will never agree with the iPhone being the greater device. Point taken though.
Because I want proswitcher, and iprotect. Both of which I can't have on ios4
Cheers
Damn, what a nasty bunch of defensive idiots.
It's DATA. It informs opinion and analysis.
I routinely use Apple products (except for servers). But it's very possible my next "smart phone" will be android based. I get tired of having to fight Apple to make my devices work the way I want. Try tethering your ipad to your iphone. Whoops, you can't do it unless you've jailbroken it. Why it that? Not technically impossible, since I do it all the time. Not against my 3G data contract. Bits are bits. Apple just doesn't want you to do it. Hmmm, it sure looks like *I* own the devices. I think i can do what I want with them. With Android, I can. With IOS, i have to jailbreak it, first.)
Hmmm I had an iPhone 3gs and I upgraded to a 4g HTC Evo. While I had my iPhone I jailbroke it SSH'd tons of content and in general LOVED the phone it's OS and it's speed. My only gripe was it's poor camera and inability to send MMS messages, the later of which was fixed eventually. Still with all of that being said I've rooted my Evo, use it as a wifi access point for my iPad and LOVE it. The OS is definitely not as user friendly as an iPhone, but for a seasoned user it's fine. My phone is faster and smarter than my old phone and the Android marketplace is superior to the App store. Android has better free apps IMO. With Froyo bringing full flash and 4g speeds that hit 33mbs while I was watching Netflix on my iPad this phone absolutely owns. 33mbs is SICK for a phone! My broadband is only pulling 16-20mbs and I have Comcast!
i don't see why anyone is surprised by this. at all.
Huh? You walk around with 3 (or 4) phones? Or do you pick a different phone for each day? I've heard of people having a personal iPhone and a blackberry for work, but why would anyone own more than 2 phones?!? Sounds like you may just be gadget crazy.
Aru
The site is dedicated to iPhone news some of which is useful information and worth reading. Arguing with someone else about which phone is better because it is 1 or 2 seconds faster is a total waste of your life. Now run along and go play with your little friends outside. And don't forget your milkies.
Android is going to crush the iPhone. Day by day it's going to get worse and worse for you guys. The Samsung Galaxy S, Nexus One, Droid X and the EVO are all better and more powerful phones.
Just listen to Consumer Reports people. It's not a good phone.
Im not arguing about a phone being better, that is your statement. I am stating that both of them serve their purposes, you cannot throw one OS under the bus, everyone has a preference. You bashed an OS, always expect someone to state something against it. Remember your Geritol, since you wish to be so childish.