I also have performance issues on the Droid. The UI is not as fast as it should be, but also accessing the builtin accelerometer is really slow and unreliable. See my post here:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/a75466ad242e3736/65219c8a61a78572?lnk=gst&q=droid#65219c8a61a78572 I would also like people with a droid to share their experiences. On Dec 1, 8:26 pm, Jarrod Overson <[email protected]> wrote: > I had been waiting to make the switch from the iphone to android until > both some nice hardware was released and it had been out for a while > for the initial usability issues to be resolved. TheDroidis what > made me take the plunge but I am *constantly* frustrated by what seems > to be surprisingly sub-par performance for the most basic UI > interaction. > > I started looking into the SDK and worked on a few apps in order to > resolve some issues i was having, but even the most basic example apps > in the sdk aren't nearly as fast as I would expect them to be on a > new, relatively high-end device. > > For example, something as simple as the sample 'home' app that comes > with the sdk can't even open the 'all programs' list smoothly. This > may seem trivial, but it is very telling if a basic application > written by programmers experienced in the SDK performs poorly on a > virgin device. > > There are a slew of problems that bother me and i am reaching out for > any expert insight as to whether or not they areDroidspecific, or > general to android 2.0 that may be addressed with future updates. My > primary frustrations: > > Delay between swiping gestures/clicks and visual response. > Scrolling is choppy in almost all cases, from lists, to home, to browser > pages. > Scrolls are frequently registered as clicks. > Occasionally clicks register as powerful downward scrolls, so a click > on a large list will throw me near the bottom of the list as if theDroidis > consciously mocking me. > > I could go on for pages, but as I write them all down I think the bulk > of my issues stem from the general feeling of sluggishness on theDroid. > Usability can be enhanced by other applications and by > workarounds, but poor performance at an OS or device level doesn't > seem easily fixable. > > I can't imagine it is inherent to theDroidbecause the specs seem > perfectly decent for a hand held device. Could it be the screen > resolution be requiring more processing power than theDroidcan > provide? Does the road forward look promising? > > "Works fine for me" is not a useful response, so please use restraint > when hovering over the 'Send' button. This is not device-specific, the > same problems occur on the 5 other droids i've compared against in my > company. Some people are OK with it, which is fine by me, but arguing > that opinion is not helpful. > > -- > Jarrod -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
