Google Says Android With Chrome Now Leads Mobile Web Performance

Overview

• Google, in a Wednesday Chromium Blog post, said new tests show Android now tops mobile browsing performance.
• The company credited tight coordination across hardware, Android, Chrome, and partner tuning of the kernel scheduler for the jump.
• Google based the claim on Speedometer, which measures interaction lag, and a new LoadLine test that times full page loads on recorded sites.
• Top Android flagships scored up to 47% higher than a rival platform on LoadLine, with 20% to 60% year‑over‑year score gains that Google says yield 4% to 6% faster page loads and 6% to 9% quicker high‑percentile interactions.
• Coverage noted real progress but urged outside checks because Google ran the tests on three unnamed Android flagships against an unnamed competitor and helped design LoadLine.