Google highlights how Chrome for Android doubled its Speedometer benchmark score

Google highlights how Chrome for Android doubled its Speedometer benchmark score

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  • Chrome on Android has delivered best-in-class Speedometer benchmark scores on Android devices.
  • Google achieved this feat through build optimizations, V8 and Blink improvements, and OS and SoC optimizations.
  • The improvements have resulted in Chrome on Snapdragon 8 Elite devices setting new Speedometer performance records.

After achieving stellar results on the Speedometer 3 browser benchmark on desktop earlier this year, Google Chrome has now achieved best-in-class scores on Android devices. Google announced this achievement in a recent blog post, highlighting the underlying improvements that helped Chrome more than double Speedometer scores on many Android phones.

Google claims Chrome’s Speedometer benchmark scores have increased significantly over the last year, with Chrome on Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered devices setting new records for Speedometer performance. The company has revealed three key changes that helped boost performance, including changes to the way Chrome is built, V8 and Blink improvements, and optimizations to how Chrome interacts with the operating system and SoCs.