Video Speed Test of Mobile Safari on iPhone 4
By John Brownlee (2:06 am, Jul. 07, 2010)
During the WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs’ efforts to show off the improved speed of Mobile Safari on the iPhone 4 were thwarted by a catastrophic WiFi meltdown, but a month later, our good buddy Obama Pac-Man is here to prove what Steve could not: Mobile Safari on the iPhone 4 is wicked fast.
In a showdown against the iPhone 3GS on 3G with WiFi turned off, Mobile Safari rendered all the tested sites significantly faster on the iPhone 4. It’s all a matter of a few milliseconds here, a half a second or so there, but that time adds up in an app as integral to the iOS experience as Mobile Safari.
Extra points go to Obama Pac-Man for his stylistic choice of silence for the video: anyone else would have supplemented it with a loud soundtrack of moist mouth-breathing or, failing that, phlegmatic nu-metal. Bravo.
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But how much faster than my 3G? Oh, lots
John, on July 7th, 2010 at 2:24 am
The 4 looks really fast, but I’d like a comparison to the iPad to judge better.
As for Obama Pac-man’s choice for silence in the video, I too appreciate it, but wouldn’t have known if it weren’t mentioned since I instinctively mute benchmark vids.
Justin Freid, on July 7th, 2010 at 2:59 am
i just did the same test,wife had the 4 i had the 3gs and
it was a tie out of 4 websites.
so i get different results then you.
bubbakush, on July 7th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Had silence because I didn’t want my Mr. Bean / Plinkett voice impression to put people off. =p Maybe I’ll auto-tune it in the future.
Actually, most of the audio is: 3, 2, 1 (to coordinate the clicks with the host, as I don’t have a tripod and I don’t have 3 hands).
ObamaPacman, on July 7th, 2010 at 9:23 am