Phone calendars are too slow
Calendar efficiency test
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The winner ! |
How hard can it be, huh? - surprisingly complex on some phones actually :)
Here are the results from my test sequences (the lower the better):
WORST-CASE SCENARIO
7 actions: PalmOS (Centro/Treo)
10 actions: Palm webOS (Pre)
11 actions: Windows Phone 8 NEW!
11 actions: Blackberry 8800
11 actions: Android v4.2 NEW!
13 actions: iOS 6.01 (iPhone) NEW!
13 actions: Android v2.3
13 actions: iOS 5 (iPhone)
BEST-CASE SCENARIO (same test)
7 actions: PalmOS (Centro/Treo)
8 actions: Windows Phone 8 NEW!
9 actions: Android v4.2
9 actions: iOS 6.01 (iPhone) NEW!
I tested this sequence of calendar actions:
- Unlock phone (security locks disregarded/disabled)
- Create an appointment called OK (uppercase) today at 14:00 (any duration)
- Lock the phone again.
Here's a typical excessive sequence of actions on a touch device:
- Press Power On button.
- Swipe to unlock.
- Press Home button.
- Press Home again to reach main-home - or swipe/scroll to your calendar icon.
- Tap Calender icon.
- Tap Today if it doesn't show today.
- Tap New appointment or tap 14:00 twice.
- Tap on appointment Title to show touch keyboard.
- Tap O
- Tap Shift
- Tap K
- Scroll to event time if it's not in view.
- Tap time (if number 7 was New appointment).
- Scroll to 14 (counts as 1 1/2 or 2 actions I'd say).
- Tap OK to confirm time.
- Tap Done/Save or Back.
- Power off.
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