I'd be interested in your take on this. The issue is not whether it is the lack of GPU or GC overhead - it is the smoothness (Apple's gold standard is 60fps).

I'd be interested in your take on this. The issue is not whether it is the lack of GPU or GC overhead - it is the smoothness (Apple's gold standard is 60fps). Comment #34 from 'Request for GPU support' thread linked in this comment thread by pkaler (http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6914 http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6914) > I agree with the common opinion here... It is very hard to pitch Android to someone who is not tech savy, simply because of the choppy and sluggish UI.  This has also become the talk of the masses, most people who haven't even used Android say the following:  "I've seen Android, its cool, but its not as smooth and stable as the iPhone."   The iPhone's hardware fails a lot (I've exchanged my 3Gs twice in less than a year), it also freezes at times and drops calls, but what do people see and remember!? UI!!  If android wishes to ever compete seriously with iOS, GPU acceleration is a must!