Have you read http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/android-30-hardware-acceleration.html ?
TL;DR: hardware acceleration usually improves rendering speed, but not always. Looks like you've found one of the "not" cases. String -- 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
