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Latency is one of the things my iPhone owning friends complain the most about when they try another phone (usually a Samsung loaded to the brim with bloatware)
by yafbum 3y ago
Latency is one of the things my iPhone owning friends complain the most about when they try another phone (usually a Samsung loaded to the brim with bloatware)
- vladvasiliu 3y agoThis. My daily driver is a geriatric iphone 7. When I bought a new Galaxy A33 a few months ago for my mum, I took it for a spin for a day. I was shocked by how much lag there was, for example when scrolling. I know the A33 is a low-maybe-mid-tier phone. But it was brand new, whereas I bought my iPhone used in 2017 when the 8 was already out and maybe even the X (if not, it was right around the corner). It actually was a very weird feeling because the scroll itself was way smoother than on the iphone, probably thanks to the somewhat higher refresh rate. But there was a noticeable and weird lag between my finger movement and the screen contents moving. Also, scrolling would sometimes randomly glitch for no reason in basic apps, like the settings.
- Aerbil313 3y agoWhat's the situation for new iPhones? Is the compute power of chips more powerful than my computer eaten away by software latency? I'm thinking about buying one. My iPhone 7 only started to very sligthly lag after the iOS 16 released and its update lifetime ended. I'm still using it. I don't even notice the lag if I don't pay special attention. And no, I'm not an Apple fanboy, rather a NixOS nerd but I need a phone that reliably works.
- freeone3000 3y agoThe lack of latency comes from decisions at every layer of the stack — apps don’t control scrolling or layout, the OS does. iOS is consistently responsive to user input throughout all versions and levels.
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- llbeansandrice 3y agoMy Xs is still fantastic except on battery life generally or if it gets hot at all (sun, charging, running shit apps). My main issue is Google Maps kills my battery life faster than anything else except maybe scrolling through Instagram reels.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoMy rooted A53 is pretty snappy, but it was pretty slow out of the box. It turns out the bloatware makes a huge difference.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoMy understanding is that the A33 is the same phone, only with somewhat cheaper display and cameras, so it should be able to get there, too. So, how do you get rid of that bloat? I've tried removing all the apps I could, but it didn't make any difference. Before my iphone, I used to have the GS1, 3 and 5 with custom ROMs. My fondest memory is of Slim Rom on the GS3. It gave it back its life. Before the A33, my mom used to have a GS4 mini with LineageOS. It ran circles around the stock version, even though it was a newer Android version. I think the A33 wasn't supported back when I bought it, so I left it with its stock ROM.
- andrepd 3y agoMy 7-year old phone (2016) with Lineage and no Google junk is faster than my dad's brand new 500€ Samsung.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoDo you think they do (or at least used to do) some tuning of how the UI reacts to touch? Before my iphone, I used to have a GS5 with LineageOS, too. I don't remember the iphone being noticeably better for touch-related lag, which is why I was so shocked when comparing with my mom's brand new phone.