Touchscreen responsiveness v iPod Touch...Whats the deal?

[SuperCoolClos]

So I have my Droid, and I have an iPod Touch. While comparing the two I notice the iPod's transitioning of windows is SO much smoother than Android.
Even while moving objects and flicking my finger left and right, it seems as if they're stuck to your finger in the iPod while there's just an ever so slight lag with Droid.

Why is this? Does it have to do anything with the compiler or a hardware issue? Could there be a fix?

[hookbill]

SuperCoolClos, I think you're being a bit picky.

If you want to compare it to something, compare it to another smart phone, not an iPod. You're really talking apples and oranges here.

[SuperCoolClos]

SuperCoolClos, I think you're being a bit picky.

If you want to compare it to something, compare it to another smart phone, not an iPod. You're really talking apples and oranges here.

Well the reason I mentioned iPod is because that is what I have. But replace iPod with iPhone then, as the same applies.

[jcardona1]

ipod, iphone. same thing. this has been my issue with the phone since day 1. apple's interface is butter smooth and works beautifully. the droid's touch screen response, scrolling, zooming, etc, well i'm sorry to say it sucks compared to apple's. ive never seen another device come close to apples touch screen

[Laramie]

SuperCoolClos, I think you're being a bit picky.

If you want to compare it to something, compare it to another smart phone, not an iPod. You're really talking apples and oranges here.

Well the reason I mentioned iPod is because that is what I have. But replace iPod with iPhone then, as the same applies.

Agreed. Even though the OS's are different, you can't deny that Apple's hardware is second to none. I had an original gen Iphone and my wife has a new Ipod Touch.

There is nothing on on the market that does touch as well as the Ipod/Iphone. If the Iphone had swype, and Android like Google integration, it would be the best device, no doubt.

[Romple]

The iPhone's screen setup, as in the hardware + software calibration, is extremely well done. Sadly the Droid doesn't get the best marks for it. But in 99% of daily cases it's really a non issue.

I never sit here complaining about my Droid's responsiveness and lament over not having the performance of an iPhone. Forum dwellers will always blow things way out of proportion, and that's fine. I do the same thing.

I don't personally think the Droid "sucks" compared to the iPhone in this one regard. Definitely a difference. I don't personally see it in the cataclysmic proportions some people might though.

Don't forget to that part of the reason the iPhone is so responsive is that they basically don't allow anything to go on that's not on the screen. Compared to how open Android is with background services.

In b4 "OS 4 ftw" but even then, the average Android phone will still probably have more going on at any given moment that the average iPhone. So it's not like there's 0 tradeoff for its buttery smoothness. In fact that was one of the reasons Apple went with such a closed system in the first place.

[JonKyu]

Unfortunately I'd have to agree with everyone. iPhone OS is definitely more polished than Android ATM, I hope to god they hire some good designers/coders to "polish" android up for an even greater user experience.

[iPirate]

iPod doesn't have multitasking or phone related services running the background and isn't the same resolution as the Droid.

[jcardona1]

The iPhone's screen setup, as in the hardware + software calibration, is extremely well done. Sadly the Droid doesn't get the best marks for it. But in 99% of daily cases it's really a non issue.

I never sit here complaining about my Droid's responsiveness and lament over not having the performance of an iPhone. Forum dwellers will always blow things way out of proportion, and that's fine. I do the same thing.

I don't personally think the Droid "sucks" compared to the iPhone in this one regard. Definitely a difference. I don't personally see it in the cataclysmic proportions some people might though.

Don't forget to that part of the reason the iPhone is so responsive is that they basically don't allow anything to go on that's not on the screen. Compared to how open Android is with background services.

In b4 "OS 4 ftw" but even then, the average Android phone will still probably have more going on at any given moment that the average iPhone. So it's not like there's 0 tradeoff for its buttery smoothness. In fact that was one of the reasons Apple went with such a closed system in the first place.

i dont think you can blame the touch screen responsiveness on the multiple processes running. maybe it can be blamed on the droid being "laggy" at times, but this isnt what were talking about.

apple products just "feel" different while scrolling and zooming. the screens "move with you" and respond to the slightest touch. the droid is very crude in this department.

hope that made some sense

[jcardona1]

iPod doesn't have multitasking or phone related services running the background and isn't the same resolution as the Droid.

and that matters how?