Mine was pretty bad, but after doing a factory reset twice now, I can report my lag is not bad.
I see a SLIGHT stutter in the opening/closing animations of apps. Definitely lag in the app drawer. The lockscreen is probably where I see the most unresponsiveness/lag. You hit the power button and you have to wait a second, then its fine. The animation from the lock screen to the home screen almost always stutters. The default browser seems about 95% zippy and responsive. Pinch to zoom stutters occasionally. But touchwiz seems very smooth and fluid for the most part. The camera takes perfect pictures. There also is some shutter lag, but not bad.
Overall, the phone is nice, but I am going to be calling Samsung/AT&T and do whatever it takes for them to fix this. This is unacceptable. I noticed that the apps I put on my phone, the more the lag grew. I disabled a lot of the AT&T bloatware and Samsung garbage. Right when I performed a factory reset my phone had ZERO lag. So those getting new devices are probably experiencing what I did. The lag slowly came back, but not as bad as before.
My only reason for not returning it is, once this device gets roms, its going to be a beast. But right now, its performing like a 2011 device.
I reset mine 20 times and it still lags
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I reset mine 20 times and it still lags
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How bad though, and where?
I've done one factory reset and things have improved quite a bit. However, it's still not performing anywhere near where it should be. Can't wait for AOKP..
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mine was sluggish too.. When opping application, can feel the jerk...
slight lag when opening messaging, and phone. also, the occasional stutter when swiping thru home screens and app drawer pages. samsung better acknowledge and release an update!!! im still contemplating on returning this!!! s2 was beast otb, s3 was better but s4 otb just feels unfinished to me.
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slight lag when opening messaging, and phone. also, the occasional stutter when swiping thru home screens and app drawer pages. samsung better acknowledge and release an update!!! im still contemplating on returning this!!! s2 was beast otb, s3 was better but s4 otb just feels unfinished to me.
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What about with the lockscreen?
The S2 was such a beast OTB, I actually miss it.
I just got off the phone with Samsung support and they took notes on this issue. Of course, this was the first he heard of it. We gotta inform Samsung there is a problem.
Call 1-888-987-4357
Why in the world would you start a new thread about this. We're the other 10 or 15 lag threads not worthy of this content?
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Why in the world would you start a new thread about this. We're the other 10 or 15 lag threads not worthy of this content?
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I've read them all, trust me. Nobody exactly describes what is going on with their lag. Some are reporting minor lag, while others are reporting much worse lag. I was hoping everyone call describe exactly where the lag is and when its happening.
i guess i'm lucky. I dont experience any lag, whatsoever.
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I've read them all, trust me. Nobody exactly describes what is going on with their lag. Some are reporting minor lag, while others are reporting much worse lag. I was hoping everyone call describe exactly where the lag is and when its happening.
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Dude this is the 2nd thread you made about the lag, theres already 20 threads about it
To be honest I kind of agree with the OP. I've read many lag threads but nobody mentions what's lagging. The only lag I've noticed on mine is the gallery is super slow. At least 3 seconds to load from home. I haven't tried quickpic yet though. Mostly because I'm finding air view useful.
But really, other than the gallery, zero lag.
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When i got my wifi on i still seen the 4glte in use at the same time,,,and when i have a weak signal and then i make a call signal goes up immmediately ,,,after i finish the call goes down again but that happen when i got a weak signal....
Hmmmm is this like the homebutton lag like the first GS2 had ? or is it worst ?
Hey guys just wanted to say, I followed the trickster mod in the general section and my lag has been reduced by about 95%. My quadrant scores are also a bit higher.. Might wanna check it out
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Hey guys just wanted to say, I followed the trickster mod in the general section and my lag has been reduced by about 95%. My quadrant scores are also a bit higher.. Might wanna check it out
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I deleted about 97 apps / processes and have another 4 frozen, turned animations to zero, forced enable GPU rendering, installed Nova launcher, and am running Trickster..
The entire phone is lightning fast now with the exception of the keyboard opening and closing. The Samsung KB is unusable.. Swiftkey works much better but it does still have very minor lag.
The steps I have taken are insane and should not have to be done on a phone carrying these specs. This phone should flat out scream right out of the box.
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I deleted about 97 apps / processes and have another 4 frozen, turned animations to zero, forced enable GPU rendering, installed Nova launcher, and am running Trickster..
The entire phone is lightning fast now with the exception of the keyboard opening and closing. The Samsung KB is unusable.. Swiftkey works much better but it does still have very minor lag.
The steps I have taken are insane and should not have to be done on a phone carrying these specs. This phone should flat out scream right out of the box.
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Yea I reduced my animations to 0.5x and it definitely helped. Everyone should at least do that much. Most people do that on custom ROMs anyway.
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Now I understand that next week we may see 3.1 which will supposedly fix the youtube lag. We will have to wait to see this.
What I want to know is if the latest firmware fixes some of the screen responsiveness and overall lag of the device. I mean I am getting a lot of lag on some websites to where they become almost unusable. NAMELY XDA! Also I am having to tap 2 or sometimes 3 times on items anywhere in the OS in order to get a response.
I noticed that the latest update says it "improves responsiveness", so I'm wondering if this is fixed. I am on 20110423. Can anyone confirm that the latest update does indeed improve touch screen responsiveness or speeds up the overall UI including the browser.
I was reading that the mcr hr5 rom speeds up the phone a bit. Can anyone comment on that before I take the plunge? The rom says it updates to the latest version, I also read that the latest updates lock the bootloader. I don't want to load up that rom to find out that I am now stock not being able to run custom roms.
Other than the above mentioned things I enjoy the device very much. Much more than an ipad. Only thing I can't stand is that the case creaks (SLIGHTLY) and that there is no oleophobic coating. The screen is trashed with fingerprints in under an hour.
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Ill be updating tonight or tomorrow as this unit has screen bleed and is going back anyway.
Ill post after the update on the screen responsiveness and lagginess of the stock browser. I'm not sure that much will change. I think 3.1 will fix YouTube. Hopefully it will fix these other issues as well.
Hopefully I can find another unit without screen bleed. Otherwise its back to waiting for the galaxy 10.1
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Xda is slow because there are so many ad links. Even my desktop is slow.
If you want to know about the 3.1 performance broese the Xoom forums. Users there have done a lot off testing.
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switch to classic view, its a ton smoother
I've seen the youtube lag, but not the screen responsiveness issue you mention.
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switch to classic view, its a ton smoother
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I shouldn't have to do that My atrix runs the full version.
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I can confirm that the latest update does nothing to help screen responsiveness and the lag experienced on the full XDA website.
I am updating ADB right now so I can try the prime rom. Will know later today.
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I've heard the "ice cube" background is not good for overall lag.
I can confirm that 3.1 fixed all of these issues
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After the update to 3.1 it seems to be a lot more laggy and benchmark is quite abit slower????
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After the update to 3.1 it seems to be a lot more laggy and benchmark is quite abit slower????
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my youtube and vevo has slowed down like crazy
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have to say that mine is definitely more snappy, have done a restart since install? My broswed is much faster as is music ap scrolling video quality in YouTube is much better too. Imo a definite improvement on my machine, there seems to be varying results which i find odd :-(
wow keyboard lag system lag!!!!! NOT HAPPY!!!!
keyboard lag reached a new high when browsing forums and larger webpages.
I AM NOT AMUSED
Slower here, transitions are even worse than before
Quandrant went from 2000 to 1500!
I'm am seeing all of the above - starting to wish I hadn't upgraded. Scalable widgets are great but not worth the slow-down - especially as I don't even have the option of a gmail widget at the moment!
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my youtube and vevo has slowed down like crazy
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I just received my TF today so can't compare with Android versions before 3.1, but video from YouTube seems to load slowly (lengthy buffering) even for short clips.
I also noted keyboard lag.
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I just received my TF today so can't compare with Android versions before 3.1, but video from YouTube seems to load slowly (lengthy buffering) even for short clips.
I also noted keyboard lag.
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Did it ship with 3.1?
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have to say that mine is definitely more snappy, have done a restart since install? My broswed is much faster as is music ap scrolling video quality in YouTube is much better too. Imo a definite improvement on my machine, there seems to be varying results which i find odd :-(
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I have to agree with you. In general my experience has been pleasant. Although I haven't had the update for very long I have had to force stop the browser as it got extremely slow and wouldn't load pages (at one point the page was just lines of green) properly after a while of use. Has anyone come across this issue?
Well I have to say I'm really happy with the update so far. I've still got my Gmail widget and i don't see any lag at all. Typing has been a breeze, before it used to lag a hell of a lot but I'm typing pretty fast ATM and its keeping up with me no problem. I've also seen that some people cannot get the zinio app to work and I've been on mine and it works perfectly.
I don't understand how some people are getting different things from the same uodate.
Mabee because people rooted or summit? I've not touched mine its stock, although I wouldn't have thought that would have been a problem at all.
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Well I have to say I'm really happy with the update so far. I've still got my Gmail widget and i don't see any lag at all. Typing has been a breeze, before it used to lag a hell of a lot but I'm typing pretty fast ATM and its keeping up with me no problem. I've also seen that some people cannot get the zinio app to work and I've been on mine and it works perfectly.
I don't understand how some people are getting different things from the same uodate.
Mabee because people rooted or summit? I've not touched mine its stock, although I wouldn't have thought that would have been a problem at all.
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+1.. 3.1 is working flawlessly on my TF.. everything seems a lot more responsive
I am a bit confused about the different user experiences since upgrading also. I guess my unit was from one of the first batches as I have had it since a few days after launch, but I haven't put any custom roms or rooted or anything. And still I am getting a worse experience since upgrading, along with missing gmail widget.
Think I will have to do a factory reset and see if that fixes things
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more laggy after ofa 3.1 updae?????
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No! because it wasn't 'laggy' before: none, zero, asnje, zaden, egyik sem, nessuno, geen, ziltch
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No! because it wasn't 'laggy' before: none, zero, asnje, zaden, egyik sem, nessuno, geen, ziltch
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+1 works fine and still have the gmail widget
No lag here, it feels more tweaked out, youtube is fast, and the so called jutter effect while using the slider in the browser is'nt that bad as i saw in some vids.
I'm a happy camper with 3.1 (ww version)
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After using the TF for some time after boot, the browser seems to force close without any error every time I open it and browse to a webpage. a reboot fixes it for awhile.
The you tube app works fine but I was trying to play a vimeo HD video in the browers and it wasn't pretty. audio is smooth but the video was just black for awhile and then showed up and started chopping.
I'm running the leaked 3.1
Overall performance seems good though.
Just did the ota upgrade last night and been browsing and checking youtube. Everything is working better for me.
Smooth browser scrolling
Can load large webpages
Keyboard lag much improved. Not perfect but workable.
720p video in youtube is smooth
Not fixed though is my weather widget on the home page. Will cut off the temperature a bit if rotating a certain way. No biggie.
Overall, I feel much better about this device.
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Just got the Xoom thursday. Been using it since then. Only got a handful applications & songs. Find it laggy & unresponsive sometimes.
Advice? **** for a dual core. Use it only in portrait. Unrooted.
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Just got the Xoom thursday. Been using it since then. Only got a handful applications & songs. Find it laggy & unresponsive sometimes.
Advice? **** for a dual core. Use it only in portrait. Unrooted.
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If you have opted not to root or install a custom kernel, then the first step I would take in cutting down on any lag is to install a different launcher.
I can recommend ADW Launcher, LauncherPro and GO Launcher. All are great, very customizable, a good deal smoother then the stock UI on Honeycomb and come in both free and donate versions.
Install all three and try them each out, choose the one that suits you best.
FirefighterDown said:
Just got the Xoom thursday. Been using it since then. Only got a handful applications & songs. Find it laggy & unresponsive sometimes.
Advice? **** for a dual core. Use it only in portrait. Unrooted.
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Don't use it in portrait, problem solved!
I am serious though, tablet runs like **** in portrait. It isn't made for it.
I've gone to portrait no more than 2 times since launch. Landscape is much better, afterall.. it is a landscape tab
I'm running 3.1 and I don't really see the supposed UI hardware acceleration improvements. Sometimes swiping screens is pretty fluid and smooth, but many times after getting out of an application, the home screen will stutter into place and some initial swipes are jerky.
I occasionaly use the tablet in portrait when reading comics, using ConnectBot, Nzbget, Words with Friends etc, apps that force portrait and while I agree that it takes longer than it should to switch to portrait, once there it doesn't have any problems.
I am rooted with Tiamat kernel installed and OC'd to 1.4ghz but I don't remember there being any issues even before I did this.
Like P2flol said though, the Xoom was designed to be used in landscape... as all honeycomb tabs have been.
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Use it only in portrait.
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This is a famous problem!! Only use it in landscape while the front camera is on top! This is the only way to get 60fps all others will give you 30fps!
I seen this on youtube. I'll search for a link!
/edit: haven't the link anymore
Is it just me or is really hard getting the carousel to work. Everytime I try messing around my phone to get the carousel effect I end up selecting something. For the life of me I just cant get the dam carousel effect. Anyone else having this issue?
I don't own it yet, but on all 4 of the sensation's i've had my hands on i thought it was pretty simple. In only two swipes you should be able to get that thing spinning. Oddly enough, I don't really know it adds any real functionality but it does look cool. Are you experiencing any other oddities with your touchscreen or is that it? Just to make sure that it works try swiping across two blank screens and see if you can do it. Two quick little swipes is all it takes.
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I don't own it yet, but on all 4 of the sensation's i've had my hands on i thought it was pretty simple. In only two swipes you should be able to get that thing spinning. Oddly enough, I don't really know it adds any real functionality but it does look cool. Are you experiencing any other oddities with your touchscreen or is that it? Just to make sure that it works try swiping across two blank screens and see if you can do it. Two quick little swipes is all it takes.
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Having a 2 blank screens may help as I have widgets on all my screens although I shouldnt have any issues to begin with. I have notice in a few evo 3d reviews on youtube that its a lot more fluent and talking about touch response ive notice that sometimes I have to press the power button to be able to select some widgets or icon shortcuts I have on my home screens. Im not liking this at all.
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Having a 2 blank screens may help as I have widgets on all my screens although I shouldnt have any issues to begin with. I have notice in a few evo 3d reviews on youtube that its a lot more fluent and talking about touch response ive notice that sometimes I have to press the power button to be able to select some widgets or icon shortcuts I have on my home screens. Im not liking this at all.
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I saw those EVO 3D comparison videos too and was a little shocked. The reason I was shocked is because the sensations that I tried out didn't have any of that lag in the videos. I've also read about some people here saying they have homescreen lag, and others that don't. Have you tried a factory reset? I should have mentioned the devices I tried had all 7 screen loaded with junk, and I was still able to spin the carousel with two swipes.
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I saw those EVO 3D comparison videos too and was a little shocked. The reason I was shocked is because the sensations that I tried out didn't have any of that lag in the videos. I've also read about some people here saying they have homescreen lag, and others that don't. Have you tried a factory reset? I should have mentioned the devices I tried had all 7 screen loaded with junk, and I was still able to spin the carousel with two swipes.
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Same here, my **** spins buttery smooth. Not at all like the Evo3D vs Sensation
video online.
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Same here, my **** spins buttery smooth. Not at all like the Evo3D vs Sensation
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Lol, yeah I think the one in that video looks pretty nasty. Not a fair comparison at all if you ask me. Maybe it needed to be restarted or something.
works like a charm on my sensation! just one gentle swipe and there it goes...
Mines lag or very hard to make it spin... Hmmm
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Mines lag or very hard to make it spin... Hmmm
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Just started using mine today and I'm having the same issue...must be a trick to this Sence
Mine is really smooth. It stutters once in awhile, but it's no big deal.
Just exchanged mine at Walmart for the same reason... It didn't recognize fast swipes... Try pulling the notification bar up and down real fast and see if it lets it go.... The new phone I got works fine for now.
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anyone notice that having a screen protector makes the carousel much harder to spin?
Search for touch screen issue here.
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iv been reading that thread for awhile and have posted in it... just curious about the screen protector aspect
Some reported it affected problem, some said it didn't. Pull it off and see for yourself I guess.
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iv been reading that thread for awhile and have posted in it... just curious about the screen protector aspect
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Touchwiz launcher stuttering when swiping. Even more stuttering while playing music.
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Solution? Don't use TouchWiz.
This phone is just laggy period. You can thank the crapdragon processor.
Yeah. I miss the i777 Exynos. Everyday, I find something that used to be perfect on the i777, but choppy on i727. But when LTE hits California 2-8 months from now, it'll make up for it when I tether.
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Yeah. I miss the i777 Exynos. Everyday, I find something that used to be perfect on the i777, but choppy on i727. But when LTE hits California 2-8 months from now, it'll make up for it when I tether.
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+1 Coming from the I777 where everything was just so smooth I'm still debating whether return it. I'm guessing is a software issue.
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Question is will ICS make things better or worse. I'm willing to give up 10-20% in cpu performance for the five times better network performance.
I got rid of touchwiz. Im using LauncherPro
you have an issue. no lag here at all when swiping even when playing music.. don't blame the proc.
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you have an issue. no lag here at all when swiping even when playing music.. don't blame the proc.
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So maybe I do have a defective unit. But the thing is I'm not just the only one noticing the lag. I could only get 1 return. Osgs2 or a new skyrocket? Have you notice any lag on the twlauncher with a few Widgets? And worst when playing music. Swipe quickly left and right.
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So maybe I do have a defective unit. But the thing is I'm not just the only one noticing the lag. I could only get 1 return. Osgs2 or a new skyrocket? Have you notice any lag on the twlauncher with a few Widgets? And worst when playing music. Swipe quickly left and right.
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i run several widgets... beweather, taskmanager, traffic monitor, google search, agenda calendar and 6- 8 bookmarks.
without knowing what those with this issue are running it is very hard to say. do not limit your list to just widgets. list all 3rd party apps and stock apps that you have not removed. also include what rom and tweaks you have done...
Music app lags when it's loading album art. Derp.
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I have 0 lag. Even with stock rom/kernel I had 0 lag by removing the crapwidgets running and installing spare parts to set Anim to Fast.
TouchWiz is definitely not the fastest of UI's anyway, but it is running mint here.
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I have 0 lag. Even with stock rom/kernel I had 0 lag by removing the crapwidgets running and installing spare parts to set Anim to Fast.
TouchWiz is definitely not the fastest of UI's anyway, but it is running mint here.
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That might be your perception. Is not smooth PERIOD.
Android PERSE is laggy and choppy.
iPhone is SMOOTH
Launcher pro is nice
Go launcher is a tad laggy.
Maybe ICS.
To all the Android owners that I have talked about that say, their phone is smooth and mint I can tell them look here.... Their reply.. DAMMIT!
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That might be your perception. Is not smooth PERIOD.
Android PERSE is laggy and choppy.
iPhone is SMOOTH
Launcher pro is nice
Go launcher is a tad laggy.
Maybe ICS.
To all the Android owners that I have talked about that say, their phone is smooth and mint I can tell them look here.... Their reply.. DAMMIT!
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At&T SGS2 was running super smooth for me, no matter how many Widgets, live wallpaper or apps running in the background. The only slight stutter I ve seen on the skyrocket is in the launcher and only visible when running a few Widgets. Could be a firmware issue from "Samsung" not stock android. Comparing perfomance iPhone to android is not fair at the time, if anything compare it to WP7 since there's no multitasking, Widgets, background process, live wallpaper,ect on either phones.
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