While still in experimental stages, Google released Android ART on it's latest Nexus 5. I opened up Youtube last night to see comparisons between ART and Dalvik (JIT) in order to get an idea of the difference in performance. Since Nexus 5 features a Snapdragon 800 processor, the difference between app loading times and performance on both compilers was very minimal.
On my good old Galaxy S2, I flashed a custom ROM a couple of days ago which had the option for using ART deep in the Developer Options.
I thought I'd see how ART vs. Dalvik fares on old hardware. I was pleasantly surprised to see a great performance improvement on my phone. Apps are loading up much faster the phone is markedly responsive overall.
Haven't tested battery timings yet, though ART claims to improve battery usage as well.
Is anyone else ART? I'm looking at non-Nexus5 owners. Please post your impressions.
On my good old Galaxy S2, I flashed a custom ROM a couple of days ago which had the option for using ART deep in the Developer Options.
I thought I'd see how ART vs. Dalvik fares on old hardware. I was pleasantly surprised to see a great performance improvement on my phone. Apps are loading up much faster the phone is markedly responsive overall.
Haven't tested battery timings yet, though ART claims to improve battery usage as well.
Is anyone else ART? I'm looking at non-Nexus5 owners. Please post your impressions.