Android 12 vs Android 13: their performance makes no difference, supports the numbers

The list of new features introduced by Android 13 is long. While its predecessor, Android 12 Snow Cone, ushered in the Material You era, Google’s new mobile operating system’s working name Tiramisu has less visible but still practical features like the ability to use Media Tap To Transfer or. multiple user accounts on the same device.

We don’t talk very often anymore, but Android smartphones are phones after all. How are they on call? Was the connection made quickly? Are there any interruptions? Are the texts going fast? There are many questions that the company answers with numbers. On 50 searches with each operating system, there would be no complaints of interruptions or instability. On average, contact is made in both the Snow Cone and Tiramisu in 2.3 seconds. Average time to send SMS on Android 12 is 2.6 s versus 2.9 s on Android 13. The average time to send an MMS ranges from 671 ms on Android 12 to 712 ms on Android 13.

The performance of Android 12 and Android 13 is very close, that’s a good sign

In a 4G network, a 30 minute sailing session, test website loaded in 1996 ms on Android 12 compared to 2010 ms. Suffice it to say that the difference is imperceptible to casual users. Smartviser also measured the battery life of both systems. Both started with 90% battery. On Android 12, Pixel 5 13s took 33min 12s, Android 13 version took 13s 16min 21s. In terms of file downloads, Android 12 achieved a throughput of 7.1MB/s on DL for 0.55MB/s on UL. Android 13’s performance is slightly lower with 6.71 MB/s at DL and 0.38 MB/s at UL.

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As a result, according to Smartviser, although Android 12’s performance appears to be better at certain points (particularly transfer speeds) than its successor, the difference is not noticeable enough to draw a firm conclusion. On the contrary, the company thinks that the transition from one operating system to another did not cause any significant setbacks. In an other saying: feel free to update if your device is compatible.