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> One don't need HTML5 at 60fps. The only place where you need 60fps is games and that type of game is not the objective of the devices you've seen running Fire
by veeti 11y ago
> One don't need HTML5 at 60fps. The only place where you need 60fps is games and that type of game is not the objective of the devices you've seen running Firefox OS.
Smooth response is absolutely essential for touch usability. Without it, you can not have any sort of precision on an already imprecise input method. To achieve this, you really do need to near 60 frames per second.
When the simplest list (let alone a complex web page) constantly trails behind your finger and has to catch up with rendering, it becomes very difficult to find what you're looking for. It's crucial that what happens on screen is connected to what you're doing, or you have to constantly try and consciously correct for the software that just can't keep up.
A budget phone doesn't need to match the latest and greatest iPhone 6 in smoothness, but there is a baseline performance that has to be met for usability.
> Many are accessing the web on a personal device for the first time... just don't try to compare it against Android and iOS devices, that was never the objective.
If you actually read the review I linked, it turns out the $35 phone is practically worthless for any web browsing or just about anything. And once you go past that price point, FxOS has competition. Android One and low-end OEM's like Micromax already provide devices that are years ahead in performance, usability and functionality.
- nashashmi 11y ago> Smooth response is absolutely essential for touch usability. Without it, you can not have any sort of precision on an already imprecise input method. To achieve this, you really do need to near 60 frames per second. I would love to see mobile devices that are not touch based. Touch requires a very high premium on performance. Buttons would have worked wonders. For a FirefoxOS phone where it is Gen 1, the start should have been a button phone and every developer would be required to create an interface that would work well with buttons.
- rpcope1 11y agoYes, I personally would love to get back to having real tactile buttons. It feels sort of crazy that your only choice any more is a touch screen--I think there might be a market in higher end devices without a touch screen too.
- digi_owl 11y agoI swear a month or two back there was some indication that Mozilla partners were considering putting FFOS on flip and slider phones.
- fabrice_d 11y agoAndroid One is $100. Please don't compare them with a $35 device.