APPENDIX D
Mobile Performance Results from Chapter 9 TESTING METHODOLOGY These mobile performance tests were created using the Marlin Mobile Performa...
Mobile Performance Results from Chapter 9 TESTING METHODOLOGY These mobile performance tests were created using the Marlin Mobile Performance Monitoring tool. Here are the characteristics of this test. n Created pages coded in HTML5 for each pattern example n Used three Android devices (smartphones and tablets) n Ran the test 12 times a day n Ran the test over a period of 12 days n All devices were connected to a mobile carrier n Pages hosted on the same server n Did not remove outliers
Mobile Performance Results from Chapter 9215
PERFORMANCE PATTERN #1 URLs TESTED 1. Example of page with long comments http://mobileuxbook.com/pattern1/longcomments.html 2. Example of page with long comments (with user profile images) http://mobileuxbook.com/pattern1/longcomments2.html 3. Example of page with paginated comments http://mobileuxbook.com/pattern1/shortcomments.html
RESULTS Average Page Load Time (Seconds): (from High to Low)
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Mobile User Experience | Patterns to Make Sense of it All
URLs Tested
Average page load time (s)
Page weight (KB)
1.
Long comments (with user profile images)
3.24
206
2.
Long comments
1.92
38.2
3.
Paginated comments
1.11
31.8
Average Page Load Time by Carrier (Seconds), (from High to Low) URLs Tested
Verizon
T-Mobile
Virgin Mobile
1.
Long comments (with user profile images)
3.4
3.03
3.33
2.
Long comments
1.91
2.12
1.8
3.
Paginated comments
1.25
0.72
1.32
Average Page Load Time by Device (Seconds), (from High to Low) URLs Tested
Motorola Xyboard 10.1 (Tablet)
HTC One S (Smartphone)
Kyocera Event (Smartphone)
1.
Long comments (with user profile images)
3.4
3.03
3.33
2.
Long comments
1.91
2.12
1.8
3.
Paginated comments
1.25
0.72
1.32
Mobile Performance Results from Chapter 9217
PERFORMANCE PATTERN #2 URLS TESTED 1. Example of page with multiple images—4.3 s http://mobileuxbook.com/pattern2/longimages.html 2. Example of page with paginated images—1.51 s http://mobileuxbook.com/pattern2/shortimages.html
RESULTS Average Page Load Time (Seconds), (from High to Low)
Page Load Time (Seconds), Source Marlin Mobile.
218
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URLs Tested
Average page load time (s)
Page weight (KB)
1.
Multiple images
4.3
1,000
2.
Paginated images
1.51
209
Average Page Load Time by Carrier (Seconds), (from High to Low) URLs Tested
Verizon
T-Mobile
Virgin Mobile
1.
Multiple images
6.78
4.36
3.32
2.
Paginated images
1.85
1.24
1.57
Average Page Load Time by Device (Seconds), (from High to Low) URLs Tested
Motorola Xyboard 10.1 (Tablet)
HTC One S (Smartphone)
Kyocera Event (Smartphone)
1.
Multiple images
6.78
4.36
3.32
2.
Paginated images
1.85
1.24
1.57
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