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Do lags still exist in S3?

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whatever61

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Hello all,

My Galaxy Note with Android 4.0 have 1-2 secs lag almost everywhere the first time I open it.

For example, when opening HOME, SMS, dialer.
I do use a different launcher, sms and a dialer, but even if I don't there's same problem (or even worse with the dialer).
Most annoying is an incoming call, the ring starts and only after 2-3 secs I see the screen lighten up to see who is actually calling!
These problems occur mostly the first time I open, afterwards. It also feels like the lag is between my touch and between the execution of the action.
I don't use auto memory cleaners.

I have two questions regarding this:
1. Is there an app that can give me a breakdown of stuff that is going when I'm opening a dialer for example? What is actually being processed and how much time it takes for every process to complete.
2. Is S3/Note 2 any better in this, since it has better hardware or is it completely a software issue?
 
whatever61 said:
You mean I should post my question in these forums instead of here?
The first one is an app for android, not specifically for Note.
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Both places wont hurt, more people will see the problem and possibly be able to help.:)

The first link I gave you is to a forum here.:) Applications:)
 
I don't have those devices so you probably would get better answers from people who do (and why Lilbit suggested asking in those forums). I do/did have other Samsung devices and TouchWiz can put a bit of a load on Android. The hardware is capable but I've always found better performance from Samsung devices with a custom ROM.

I'm not sure if there is an app that logs the load on Android for any specific function. For example, if you happen to be syncing your gmail at the time you open the dialer, it wouldn't log only those processes triggered by the dialer. You could try Watchdog or logcat, but you'll have to do a bit of digging to figure it out.
 
I had the Note, and now have upgraded to the Note 2, and I also have the S3.
I see much less lag with both of those phones compared to the original Note.
 
damewolf13 said:
I had the Note, and now have upgraded to the Note 2, and I also have the S3.
I see much less lag with both of those phones compared to the original Note.
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That's useful, thanks.
And you're sure it's hardware related and not software (maybe somehow coincidentally you have much more stuff on the original Note?)?
 
whatever61 said:
That's useful, thanks.
And you're sure it's hardware related and not software (maybe somehow coincidentally you have much more stuff on the original Note?)?
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I actually have more stuff installed on the newer phones, as well as all of the same old stuff.:)
 
Ok, great, so then its worth updating I suppose =)
Where else will I see the effect of a stronger hardware (besides some heavy graphics games)?

Also, how much free RAM do you have approximately out of the 2GB? On my Note (1GB) it's never more than 300MB, sometimes gets to about 100MB also..
 
whatever61 said:
Also, how much free RAM do you have approximately out of the 2GB? On my Note (1GB) it's never more than 300MB, sometimes gets to about 100MB also..
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I have about 400MB free and 1.1GB used. Having more free RAM isn't going to make your phone run faster. Android manages resources and if there is a lot of free RAM available, Android will find ways to use it up. Generally, it anticipates what apps you may want to use in the future and loads them in ahead of time taking up RAM, so that when you need to use those apps, they launch faster.
 
Well, my gf got a S3 yesterday and it is laggy in some cases:

Opening the contact list is VERY LAGGY. takes about 5-6 seconds. Yes, I connected it to FB and LinkedIn and Google account, but I show only the one's from Google account and even to open the favorite contacts takes the same time as opening the whole list. Total fail imho.

When pressing the home button, there's still a 0.5 sec delay, which is also a bit annoying (simply doesn't feel smooth). As for the rest it's awesome and faster and than the Note 1.
 
whatever61 said:
Well, my gf got a S3 yesterday and it is laggy in some cases:

Opening the contact list is VERY LAGGY. takes about 5-6 seconds. Yes, I connected it to FB and LinkedIn and Google account, but I show only the one's from Google account and even to open the favorite contacts takes the same time as opening the whole list. Total fail imho.

When pressing the home button, there's still a 0.5 sec delay, which is also a bit annoying (simply doesn't feel smooth). As for the rest it's awesome and faster and than the Note 1.
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I made a YouTube video of my experience using several applications for this thread. I didn't open my contact list for obvious reasons, unless you guys really wanna call my friends and tell them how unhelpful I am.

The Browser test at the end is not what I see, the screen tearing at the end where I'm browsing to this topic is a bug of the recording software. Maybe I should've scrolled a little slower. Also when I open the Be Weather application I see the animation of the current weather conditions but the screen recording software didn't catch it.

Galaxy S3 i9300 lag test Jelly Bean 4.1.2 17th April 2013 - YouTube

 
SkyJackpot said:
I made a YouTube video of my experience using several applications for this thread. I didn't open my contact list for obvious reasons, unless you guys really wanna call my friends and tell them how unhelpful I am.

The Browser test at the end is not what I see, the screen tearing at the end where I'm browsing to this topic is a bug of the recording software. Maybe I should've scrolled a little slower. Also when I open the Be Weather application I see the animation of the current weather conditions but the screen recording software didn't catch it.

Galaxy S3 i9300 lag test Jelly Bean 4.1.2 17th April 2013 - YouTube

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Thanks for the clip. However, was interesting for me to see the contacts list, how many seconds it takes to open. you don't actually need to record anything, you can just tell me how much time it takes (btw, it doesn't show the phone numbers, so we wouldn't call your friends and even if it would, we wouldn't call them either =) ).

For the rest it's not laggy.
 
whatever61 said:
Thanks for the clip. However, was interesting for me to see the contacts list, how many seconds it takes to open. you don't actually need to record anything, you can just tell me how much time it takes (btw, it doesn't show the phone numbers, so we wouldn't call your friends and even if it would, we wouldn't call them either =) ).

For the rest it's not laggy.
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I pressed the stock contacts program icon and counted how many seconds it took to open up and it was 3 seconds & then all contacts showed instantly. I have just under 900 contacts, but many of them don't have profile pictures of their faces, performance may be a little different if the stock contacts application has to load all the profile pictures.
 
Actually, the slow contacts app has more to do with the contacts app than the phone itself. The touchwiz contacts app was always been slow. I have an S3 mini, and the stock contacts app opens in 5 secs, but if I use a 3rd party contacts app like aDialer or TouchPal, they're way faster.

There's also a home button delay because it waits if you want a double press (to wake up S-Voice), a long press (for recent apps) or you just pressed once for actual home function. Its not a lag, its designed that way from the start.
 
Wow, indeed I disabled the S-voice on double click and the home button is MUCH faster!

I remember that on Galaxy note I tried different contact managers, but most of them still were laggy and some had problems showing LinkedIn and Facebook photos on contacts, which I find really awesome.

Can you maybe advise on a specific address book?
 
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