Android Beats Apple in Speed (and Distribution)
A fresh study by web optimization company Blaze suggests that mobile browsing on Android is faster than on iOS devices – much faster, in fact, when it comes to loading web page. Blaze analyzed 45,000 page load times of Fortune 1000 companies’ websites by loading them multipale times throughout different days using mainly WiFi, and found that Android’s browser is 52% faster than the iPhone. Moreover, the company also found that Chrome for Android is speedier than Safari for iOS.
“The company analyzed 45,000 page load speeds to find that Android’s browser is 52% faster the iPhones. Furthermore, Android’s Chrome browser beat iPhone’s Safari browser by loading 84% of websites faster.”
The websites in question were regular sites and not mobile ones, and iOS won the match when it comes to the latter. While 84% of ‘real’ websites loaded faster on Android, 97% of mobile sites loaded faster on IOS. This however probably doesn’t mean much for IOS, considering that as Smartphones get more powerful users will want a better surfing experience than mobile sites can provide – after all, the same is already happening with tablets.
Putting load times aside, privacy is another vital element for any browser, and Safari for iOS is apparently giving advertisers a serious headache. The browser automatically blocks 3rd party cookies, and according to Marin Software this makes it very difficult for tracking systems and ad management tools to link visitors and ads.
Going back to Android, the mobile OS’s growth pattern continues to stay positive. According some recent stats the internet company released, more than 90 percent of Android-powered devices are running version 2.1 or higher. The real win for Android is the spread of Froyo – the most dominant version with a 61.3 percent share of the Android distribution. This means Google is succeeding at getting its high-performance OS version out to users – it needs to stay competitive with Apple iOS. Moreover, the spread of Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb encourages developers to create worthwhile apps and helps to drive industries such as mobile gaming and online video, which rely on high-end mobile devices.
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