In my previous post I made an argument that a modern phone is only as fast as the slowest component: ability of NAND to handle 4k writes. I decided to compare two Android flagships on the opposite ends of random-write-4k benchmark spectrum: Moto Z vs Google Pixel. I wrote a little fio benchmark driver to fill all available device storage with random 4k writes, print perf stats along the way. Idea is to run the benchmark on /data/ partition, then fill all available space by writing to /storage/emulated/0, then do another round of testing on /data. ...

TLDR: You can predict degree of unresponsiveness of a phone via random-write-4k benchmarks. I wish review websites would fill phones to 80-90% prior to running the benchmark, especially on smaller-capacity phones where users are more likely to run out of space. SQLite vs Phone NAND I’ve long held a theory that Android lag is almost directly determined by slowness induced by SQLite transactions. This weekend, while researching phones for a family member, I found some supporting evidence. ...

I spent most of my life in North America, but I have been living this war in Ukraine. My hope is that I can use my past experience and connections to help Ukraine win this war. Recently a friend of mine asked what would be the best way to donate $1000. This got me thinking. Wars are won by convincing the opponent that things are only gonna keep getting worse for them and better for you. Economics is the best way to do that. Germany, Japan could not sustain their aggression in WW2 because they were losing the war economically. USA played a large role in WW2 with amazing logics and manufacturing. ...