is android 5.0 more fluid than 4.4.4

[Rajat Lath1]

What I was wondering that 5.0 has material design makeover but will it affect the OS fluidity does it make is slower or more fluid...

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[daihard2008]

I don't know about the fluidity, but the apps run faster and more smoothly on Lollipop than on KitKat, at least on my Nexus 5.

 

[Keerthimanu Gattu]

Android 5 is "fluid" when compared to kitkat (4.4.4).But kitkat was a bit faster in the way it responded to menu button touch and any other touches . For Ex. There are recent dialled cards that appear as soon as you press the dialer icon.The way kitkat responded to the dialer card touch was better than android L . But android L lies ahead in fluidity and it's the point where it kick backs 4.4.4

 

[thatguy97]

You tell that to ppl with n7 2012

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[daihard2008]

You tell that to ppl with n7 2012

Lollipop is running fairly smoothly on my 2012 Nexus 7. It is probably a bit slower than KitKat, but it's good enough for me.

 

[xban1]

No its not

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[grover5]

On my Nexus 5 its more fluid and faster overall. I really like it.

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[riturajsharma19]

Kit Kat had become much more fluid since switching over to ART. Lollipop retains that fluidity, but can't say which is more fluid.

 

[rews]

IMO the hype about ART was unjustified. To the naked eye I'm not seeing any improvement in app launch speed, screen transitions, or any other general UI activities. Installed on a 2013 nexus 7, with a fresh factory reset after OTA. I literally can't detect any difference. It's not appearing worse either, but if ART and other performance improvements were introduced, maybe a computer benchmark might notice it but I don't. Which is what should matter.
I was actually hoping that this update would bring my n7 up to par with my mini retina in this regard but was a minor letdown. I CAN notice a difference with the naked eye between my two different brand tablets, but I can't between KitKat and Lollipop on the n7.

 

[daihard2008]

IMO the hype about ART was unjustified. To the naked eye I'm not seeing any improvement in app launch speed, screen transitions, or any other general UI activities. Installed on a 2013 nexus 7, with a fresh factory reset after OTA. I literally can't detect any difference. It's not appearing worse either, but if ART and other performance improvements were introduced, maybe a computer benchmark might notice it but I don't. Which is what should matter.
I was actually hoping that this update would bring my n7 up to par with my mini retina in this regard but was a minor letdown. I CAN notice a difference with the naked eye between my two different brand tablets, but I can't between KitKat and Lollipop on the n7.

It may depend on the device, too. I did notice the performance improvement on my Nexus 5 when I switched from a KitKat-based ROM to Lollipop, but not on my 2012 Nexus 7.

 

[rews]

It may, but on a 2013 nexus it shouldn't

 

[daihard2008]

It may, but on a 2013 nexus it shouldn't

You mean among the 2013 Nexus 7's? I don't know. You'd think the performance shouldn't vary among the same type of devices, but that's not always true.

 

[zorak950]

To my eye, Lollipop runs about as smoothly as Kit Kat did; the animations are very different, but I see about the same amount of stuttering on my N4. Lollipop can appear to be more jerky than it is though: it has a lot more animations and they last longer, so whatever hesitations exist tend to be more apparent.

 

[gone down south]

Any .0 releases always seem to have these issues, by 5.1 everything should shake out and be smoother.