- Hey, it's Milo from the PreCentral forums with a request for some help from our BlackBerry friends.
Would you please do this Real World test and post your results? If you have multiple phones, please test each phone while connected with WiFi. Times are from when you tap the icon until the app fully opens and is usable.
I will post this in several different forums so that we can get results for different phones. I hope we get results for older and newer Blackberry's as well as Palm's, iPhone's, and Android's, etc.
Real World Speed Test:
1. With no apps running, time how long it takes to open your Facebook app.
2. Close Facebook and time how long it takes to re-open Facebook.
3. Close Facebook and time how long it takes to open Google Maps.
4. Close Google Maps and time how long it takes to reopen Google Maps.
Please cut and paste this Report Score Sheet in your reply:
Real World Speed Test
1. Time to open Facebook:
2. Time to re-open Facebook:
3. Time to open Google Maps:
4. Time to re-open Google Maps:
5. Phone make and model:
6. If Overclocked, Speed:
If you would like to see the effects of rebooting, do the test then reboot your phone and repeat the test.
Basis for the test:
3G or 4G connection speeds vary by location. WiFi should be similar for everyone. Linpack, Quadrant, and others test the CPU only or the graphics system only. This is a real life test of actually opening two very popular apps available on almost every phone. Time to open email, messages, etc. vary with the number of entries and so are not used.
Thanks!
- Craig
Test threads: Palm Pre • Palm Pixi • HTC EVO • Droid X • Epic • BlackBerryLast edited by milominderbinde; 09-29-10 at 04:00 PM.
09-29-10 03:58 PMLike 0 -
Thanks!
-Craig09-29-10 04:50 PMLike 0 -
- Real World Speed Test
- Time to open FaceBook: 1.76 secs
- Time to re-open FaceBook: 1.56 secs
- Time to open Google Maps: 2.45 secs to display map, 5.38 secs to include my location by triangulation (no gps signal indoors)
- Time to re-open Google Maps: 2.39 secs and 5.33 secs (using above criteria)
- Phone make and model: Torch 9800 with OS .246 on AT&T 3G
- Not overclocked
09-29-10 08:30 PMLike 0 -
- That is exactly it. While I want all the data I can get on any phone, I really want to get a good sampling of the new OS on the Torch.
And so far, I have to tell you, you are rocking. You are about 5 times the speed of a stock Palm Pre so far and still twice as fast as a Pre overclocked to 1.2 GHz. And the Storm is almost as fast. Wow.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far!
Please keep the tests coming!
- CraigLast edited by milominderbinde; 09-29-10 at 10:53 PM.
09-29-10 10:47 PMLike 0 - Real World Speed Test
1. Time to open Facebook: 0.84 seconds
2. Time to re-open Facebook: 0.76 seconds
3. Time to open Google Maps: 1.26 seconds
4. Time to re-open Google Maps:1.18 seconds
5. Phone make and model: Torch 9800 OS 6 vers .246
I never really paid too much attention to speed, but here it is.09-29-10 11:15 PMLike 0 - So far the 624 MHz Torch is 4.3 times as fast as a 1 GHz overclocked Pre. Also so far in these tests the Torch is neck and neck with the Droid X as the fastest phone we have tested.
Congratulations CrackBerry lovers! Wow!
Please give us a few more tests if you can to help round out our numbers.
Thank you!
- Craig09-29-10 11:30 PMLike 0 - So far the 624 MHz Torch is 4.3 times as fast as a 1 GHz overclocked Pre. Also so far in these tests the Torch is neck and neck with the Droid X as the fastest phone we have tested.
Congratulations CrackBerry lovers! Wow!
Please give us a few more tests if you can to help round out our numbers.
Thank you!
- Craig09-30-10 01:24 AMLike 0 - Once you get more data in and round things out a bit more do you mind posting the average times for each device? (Torch, Droid X, Pre) It's pleasing to know that the speed of the Torch is excellent and competitive with the Droid X. Processor size alone isn't everything after all =D
- Craig09-30-10 12:01 PMLike 0 - Thank you to everyone for your help!
The results show what BlackBerry owners have been saying all along.
BlackBerry's are fast!
The Torch with it's OS 6 is remarkable, easily defeating the Pre, iPhone 4, and even the EVO. Only the Epic and Droid X could keep up.
Even the 2009 BlackBerry Storm and Bold at ~600 MHz are nearly twice as fast as a 1GHz Pre.
In the real world, BlackBerry's are fast.
Here are the details...
We have gotten 49 responses with 4 tests each covering 16 different phones/speeds.
The initial opening speeds compared to the stock Pre:
� Droid X: 6.9x � iPhone: 3.9x � EVO: 2.9x � Epic: 5.0x � Torch: 6.3x as fast as the stock Pre.
The initial opening speeds compared to the 1 GHz Overclocked Pre:
� Droid X: 4.2x � iPhone: 2.4x � EVO: 1.8x � Epic: 3.1x � Torch: 3.9x as fast as the 1 GHz Pre.
Comparing all four tests to the stock Pre:
� Droid X: 6.9x � iPhone: 6.1x � EVO: 4.4x � Epic: 7.6x � Torch: 7.3x as fast as the stock Pre.
Comparing all four tests to the 1 GHz Overclocked Pre:
� Droid X: 4.1x � iPhone: 3.6x � EVO: 2.6x � Epic: 4.5x � Torch: 4.3x as fast as the 1 GHz Pre.
Other notes
� These apps do not truly close on any of these phones as evidenced by the faster re-open times.
� Other phones tested were 1.8 to 4.2 times the speed of the Palm Pre overclocked to 1 GHz.
Test Detail ReportCode:Open FB Re-open Open GM Re-open Average Phone Speed Reboot ID 3 2 2 1 2.0 Bold 624 N GoldBerryRocker 2.03 2.08 3.74 2.84 2.7 Storm 528 N vistate1 2.17 0.62 2.13 0.74 1.4 Torch 624 N Altarocks 0.84 0.76 1.26 1.18 1.0 Torch 624 N IchigoMochi 1.76 1.56 2.45 2.39 2.0 Torch 624 N LuvMyBB 1 0.5 3 0.5 1.3 Epic 1000 N estabancam 1.5 0.5 4 1 1.8 Epic 1000 N 43 1 0.5 3 0.5 1.3 Epic 1000 Y estabancam 1.5 1.5 2 1.5 1.6 Droid X 1000 Y Kupe 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Droid X 1000 N dvader 4 1 5 2 3.0 HTC EVO 1000 N milo 4 1 4 1 2.5 HTC EVO 1000 Y milo 3 1 5 1 2.5 HTC EVO 1000 N Mdorty 3 1 3 1 2.0 HTC EVO 1000 N Stokes 4 0.5 4 1 2.4 HTC EVO 1000 N Jerzyiroc 5 1.5 5 0.5 3.0 HTC EVO 1000 N Brain Mantis 3 1 2 0.5 1.6 HTC EVO 1000 Y Brain Mantis 2 0.5 2 1 1.4 HTC EVO 1200 N Jerzyiroc 2 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.4 iPhone4 800 N finngirl 2 0.5 2 0.5 1.3 iPhone4 800 Y finngirl 2 0.5 2 0.5 1.3 iPhone4 800 N Roo Zilla 5 1 3 1 2.5 iPhone4 800 N nappy 5 1 3 1 2.5 iPhone4 800 Y nappy 14 7 12 17 12.5 Pixi 600 N mattflick819 11 10 22 16 14.8 Pixi 600 N IcerC 11 11 17 10 12.3 Pixi 600 N nitu 13 12 11 11 11.8 Pre 500 N milo 12 12 12 11 11.8 Pre 500 N 45 12 11 12 11 11.5 Pre 500 Y 45 12 12 10 10 11.0 Pre 500 Y milo 8 6 10 8 8.0 Pre 500 Y Garrett 6 4 8 5 5.8 Pre 800 Y Garrett 10 5 21 13 12.3 Pre 800 N Mike5 6 9 22 14 12.8 Pre 800 N igobytony 8 6 10 8 8.0 Pre 1000 N Rush 2 2 7 6 4.3 Pre 1000 N NickDG 5 5 10 8 7.0 Pre 1000 Y 12 4 5 15 10 8.5 Pre 1000 N ChanceNC 4 4 6 5 4.8 Pre 1000 Y ChanceNC 6 5 11 10 8.0 Pre 1000 N Mike5 6 5 10 9 7.5 Pre 1000 N 45 3 3 6 5 4.3 Pre 1000 N grizzley addams 4 3 7 5 4.8 Pre 1000 Y Garrett 5 3.5 5 5 4.6 Pre 1200 N 2sslow 9 6 9 7 7.8 Pre + 500 N HIYinOR 10 4 10 4 7.0 Pre + 800 N Cantaffordit 7 6 6 5 6.0 Pre + 800 N smmullen 6 5 5 4 5.0 Pre + 1000 N HIYinOR 1.6 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.5 Torch average 1.2 0.5 3.3 0.7 1.4 Epic average 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.6 Droid X average 3.2 0.7 2.5 0.7 1.8 iPhone4 average 3.7 1.0 4.0 1.0 2.4 HTC EVO average 12.0 9.3 17.0 14.3 13.2 Pixi average 11.4 10.6 11.0 10.2 10.8 500 Pre average 7.5 5.5 12.0 7.5 8.1 800 Pre average 4.7 4.2 9.1 7.3 6.3 1G Pre average
09-30-10 12:10 PMLike 0 - We did get a number of addtional test reports but the results are unchanged.
The results are clear.
Thanks again!
- Craig10-01-10 11:25 AMLike 0
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