Remember that old game, “one of these things is not like the other”? Let’s see if you still remember how to play:
8MP Camera, 1GHz Snapdragon Processor, 4.2″ Screen, Video Chat, 30FPS Framerate.
If you guessed the framerate, congratulations! Looks like you still remember the game.
It appears as though the HTC Evo is capping out at 30 frames per second on benchmark tests. Some thought that perhaps it was the fault of Android 2.1 running on the device, but the issue has been confirmed on Android 2.2 as well. Hardware? Not a chance. With the specs involved with this mean little machine, it should be flying.
So could it be that this is just a limitation somewhere else, and Evo users just have to deal with it? Not a chance, according to one Android framework engineer, who states, “target was, is and will be 60fps.”
So then HTC… why the slow down? The complaints have been coming in from xda-developers, Google Code, and other places around the net. Even the HTC Hero, a device (which I am currently the proud owner of) with less than half the hardware capabilities in some aspects, can get as much as 54 FPS when scrolling between its SenseUI-infused homescreens.
We’re hopeful that, in the coming days, HTC will be able to pinpoint the issue and bring the Evo back up to snuff. Until then, dont get into a smoothness match with your “lesser” Android users… you just may end up embarrassing yourself.
[via engadget]
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