svg is slower on mobile browsers, and in android < 3.0 (i.e. ~96% of android devices), svg isn't supported at all My recommendation is svg for static graphics/

svg is slower on mobile browsers, and in android < 3.0 (i.e. ~96% of android devices), svg isn't supported at all My recommendation is svg for static graphics/pictures, and canvas for animations/dynamic stuff, but keep the canvas as small as you can