This week, we’ve been testing builds of the upcoming MobileXPRT benchmark. So far, things have been looking really good.
MobileXPRT is designed for testing Android-based devices, from smart phones to tablets. Like TouchXPRT, MobileXPRT uses native code to implement real-world use cases. Mobile XPRT offers two categories of tests: Performance tests and User Experience (UX) tests.
The five Performance tests are Apply Photo Effects, Create Photo Collages, Create Slideshow, Encrypt Personal Content, and Detect Faces to Organize Photos.
The five UX tests are List Scroll, Grid Scroll, Gallery Scroll, Browser Scroll, and Zoom and Pinch.
The benchmark provides a score for each individual test, as well as a rollup score for each category.
Sometime next week, we plan to release the MobileXPRT 2013 Community Preview. The CP, as its name makes clear, is not the final MobileXPRT release. It is, though, a useful tool for beginning to measure Android device performance. It is also a great way for everyone in the community to see the current state of our thinking and to provide feedback—rather than reading a design spec, you can actually run this version of the tool and see what you think!
As with TouchXPRT, we will allow publication of scores from the community preview. We will also be releasing the source code to all community members. If you’re curious about not just what we’re doing but how we’re doing it, you can find out. If you have suggestions about how to do it better, we’re all ears.
As a reminder, the community previews are available only to members of the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community. If you haven’t joined yet, come join us!
Eric
