For some strange reason, we tend to assume as if it were an absolute truth that the newest must always be better than this. While this maxim has been compromised several times in the day, in the field of mobile telephony is understood almost as a mantra that the new versions have always to be better than those to which come to replace. Well, leaving aside the skids Samsung in the latest official updates released for several of its devices, it seems that the new Android 4.4 KitKat also surpasses its predecessors in all aspects .
Since the arrival of this latest version of the mobile operating system from Google , has consistently spoken of the high degree of optimization to the American giant has taken his little droid. An optimization which, among other things, will allow devices with only 512 megs of RAM can reach the desired taste chocolate but, on the contrary, has not prevented certain functionalities yes were in previous versions of Android have fallen by the wayside.
In this last section we find content playback in Flash or disappearance of animated icons and, according to the study by OptoFidelity, also comes to play videos on a clear step back from Android KitKat 4.4 compared to previous versions of the operating system of the ‘Big G’. Before entering the field, we recommend you to take a look at the following video to see the thoroughness of the analysis performed by people OptoFidelity.
preview The user experience has taken a turn for the worse in Android 4.4 KitKat
As I have advanced, are several clues that allow us to think that the user experience on Android 4.4 KitKat has taken a step backwards compared to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean , for example, but is that the emergence of new studies like the one we are showing in this article do nothing but deepen that hypothesis which, by the way, would say little good Google and this latest version of its OS.
OptoFidelity study has analyzed the video playback capabilities in HD using the first-generation tablet Nexus 7 and against known results Nexus July 2013 . In both cases, tests were carried out before and after the upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat and playing 720p video at 30 frames per second – fps hereinafter – and 60 fps, along with other 1080p videos also at 30 and 60 fps.
As you can see in the images that illustrate this article, the real surprise is that the best results in video playback was recorded on the original Nexus 7, running on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean he . At the same time it shows how upgrading to KitKat on both devices analyzed has a negative impact on the results obtained by both tablets, whose performance also seems to decrease significantly once they are stuffed with chocolate.
What is your opinion? Do you think Google has skated with Android 4.4 KitKat or worth taking the loss of some functionality in exchange for being able to offer the new operating system to something older models
Source: OptoFidelity Via: GSMarena
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