Scrolling in the RedReader and Materialistic apps, loading images in the built-in viewer, opening links in the built-in or external browser, and many more regul

Scrolling in the RedReader and Materialistic apps, loading images in the built-in viewer, opening links in the built-in or external browser, and many more regular tasks have noticeable hitches and are not as responsive as on other devices of the same era. Granted, I'm comparing this to a OnePlus 5T with a more powerful chipset, but I also think the screen itself is not as responsive to touch input which adds to the slowness perception. It reminds me of the way Android devices responded before Google's Project Butter, so seeing it in a modern $500 mid-range device from 2019 is underwhelming. None of these are dealbreakers and the phone is perfectly usable, but together with the other (bigger IMO) issues it adds up to a lackluster experience.