Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/froyo-versus-ios-4-the-browser-showdown-video/
A little while back Google
boldly claimed that Froyo would have the world's fastest mobile browser, but the lack of final software back then meant we'd had to tie up our itchy hands until
now. And boy, it sure looks like it was worth the wait --
Ars Technica's JavaScript benchmarks show that not only is Froyo's browser almost three times faster than its Éclair counterpart, but it also beats
iOS 4's Safari by at least two-fold. That said, numbers alone don't always reflect real-life performance -- especially with Froyo supporting iPhone's much-missed
Flash -- so we went ahead and conducted our own browser speed test. Read on for our videos and results after the jump.
Update: for those who were concerned about the battery affecting the Nexus One's performance, we did use
Android System Info to verify that the CPU was still clocked at 1GHz. We were also able to reproduce the same results with a full battery. Either way, it's still a win for Android.
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