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Energy-Efficiency Comparison of Mobile Platforms and Applications: A Quantitative Approach

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HotMobile '15: Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications

Pages 39 - 44

https://doi.org/10.1145/2699343.2699358

Published: 12 February 2015 Publication History

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Given the number of choices of platforms and apps with similar functionalities, this paper describes the challenges and identifies the gaps toward comparing mobile platforms and apps for energy efficiency. In addition, based on case studies that focus on energy efficiency comparison of different app categories on the most popular platforms, the paper discusses insights related to the major OS providers, energy-efficient app design, and app developers common practices.

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HotMobile '15: Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications

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DOI:10.1145/2699343

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