Speed Test: Flash vs HTML5 On The Nexus One

Unfortunately Android doesnt yet have flash support on its phones by OS default, but weve been assured over and over again that it is coming. While Apple disregards Flash on the iPad in favor of HTML5 (and to spite Adobe), the jury is still out and will be for some time on which is more efficient for rendering animation.
Michael Chaize highlighted a test designed to determine which is currently faster on Android Flash or HTML5 by running some simple benchmarking animations on his Nexus One: At about 2 minutes and 20 seconds in, you can clearly see that Flash is the victor, rendering animated balls with shadows MUCH more quickly and smoothly than HTML5 with both running on the Nexus One. Furthermore, when testing the animation with Flash 10.1 on the Nexus One he gets 20fps, while Safari only runs the animation at 1-2fps on the iPhone 3GS with HTML5.

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[uaboob]

But wait.. isnt this why all manufacturers of mobile devices are going to be using flash 10.1 except for Apple. That lazy Adobe they must have some evil sorcerer making all this new technology. Or is it possible that Steve Jobs was just blaming all the shortcomings on his apple products on others because that is the easiest thing to do, and now he has to keep his Apple people away from the real internet so they don't see what they are missing.

[xleo21]

But i though steve jobs said flash sucked

All hail soviet Cupertino :D

[rlouis215]

yeah looks like html 5 is the winner. the html 5 shown here was a older version it has been updated and even adobe said that flash for mobile wasn't as good as html 5 and even windows phone won't support it. so adobe has no other choice but to develop html 5 or be left in the dust.

[mysteroy3k]

I see all these post are past tense, let's fast forward to the future , Adobe kills off flash to focus on HTML 5 , LMFAO, how do u like them apples , pun intended

[BannyBunch]

@cdct819PROPRIETY?) so as apple mac and windows pc.. adobe plugin is free ... you probably own a mac and love steve bashing flash..

[BannyBunch]

html5 is a shit not wonder it couldn't take off

[WXKFA]

@TwistedHawk1 youtube..com/html5

[TwistedHawk1]

@cdct81

Why not have room for both, and let people choose which they would like? The way I see it, the more development tools the better. Let's more people jump into the scene.

[theoriginalKland]

The difference on the desktop would probably be greater if you were using a PC.

[cdct81]

question is.....who you want to control the animation on the web?... any browser (html5 world standards)? or just Adobe...

Couple of reasons it shouldnt be flash:

- Adobe flash is a propietary product and web animation should be open to every1.

- If Adobe fails in deliver a good flash plugin, we are all doomed.

- If Adobe makes good profit, other brands will come and u can tell the "standards" good bye (silverlight any1? lol)

I know u all know a few other reasons... just complete this list. ;)

[Coliekokker]

Thumbs up if you watched this with flash

[bobbystar101]

@soniasmile ? Are you retarded?

HTML5 is WAY better than flash.