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iOS 5 Safari speed gains demonstrated in New Relic infographic

by Steven Sande Oct 25th 2011 at 2:00PM

Web application performance company New Relic released the results of a study comparing the mobile browsing speeds of iOS 4 and iOS 5 on the same model of iPhone. What did they find? That iOS 5 / Safari 5.1 is much faster than iOS 4 / Safari 5.0.

New Relic complied their test results into the nifty infographic seen below. I love their conclusion: "Time to upgrade!" What has been your personal experience with web browsing or web app response times under iOS 5 and Safari 5.1? Leave your comments below.



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lyonhrt21rr

Was this done on the same phone before and after the upgrade?

October 25 2011 at 7:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

Not unrealistic but I do notice more lag than before for pop ups and menus. However the overall feel on my iPad 1 is far better. Snappier if you will. Performance is especially good on some sites with complex JavaScript and text boxes like this one I'm typing into.

October 25 2011 at 4:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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waitWHAT

I was experiencing a lot of lag when I updated to iOS 5 on my 3Gs and my iPad 1 until I followed the tips in an earlier article and used the "Reset All Settings option. I dare say both devices are now snappier than ever. Seriously.

October 25 2011 at 11:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jubs

Compiled*

October 25 2011 at 3:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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