paper are claiming that Apple Maps is more data efficient that Google Maps . We thought we would put these clams to the test .
Having readjust our statistics for Cellular Usage ( General > Usage > Cellular Usage ) , made certain we had exactly the same Maps location loaded , we reverse off WiFi and set out our hunt .
Our finding suggest that there is some truth in the suggestion that Apple ’s Maps is less of a data hog in some respects , but it consumes more datum under some fate .
When searching for a specific position ( e.g. Buckingham Palace ) Apple Maps sent more data ( 28 KB compared to 12 KB in iOS 5 Maps ) but received less ( 64 KB equate to 148 KB in iOS 5 Maps ) .
[ We have also looked into claims thatApple Maps make for well offline than Google Maps ]
Apple Maps generally consumed less data when give us directions from our current position . When we asked for directions from Euston Road to Islington iOS 6 sent 3 KB ( compared to 2 KB ) but received 64 KB of data ( compared to 64 KB ) .
A similar hunt from our current location in London to a ZIP in Croydon realize iOS 6 air 20 KB and have 140 KB , while iOS 5 air 40 KB , received a massive 1.4 MB .
However , when we start searching further - a - field things get down a fleck more data toilsome on iOS 6 function . When we expect for directions from Paris to London iOS 5 came out trumps , sending 27 KB and receiving 788 KB , compared to iOS 6 which sent 45 KB , receive 907 KB . It was bad from London to Paris : Io 5 transport 45 KB and have 1.7 Mbit , while iOS 6 commit 121 KB , received 1.9 MB .
Of course its when you are abroad that you are most likely to be interested about data phthisis , so for now we would n’t recommend that you get too carried away with Maps when in foreign lands .
Apple Maps Satellite View
In our tests orbiter view generally used less data on Apple Maps when compare to Google Maps on iOS 5 , with a few exceptions .
For example , when catch Paris in planet view iOS 6 received 327 KB , almost a third of the information use of iOS 5 ( 971 KB ) .
A artificial satellite view of the UK took up 1.5 M of data on Apple Maps compared to 4.8 MB data on iOS 5 .
search for a route from Buckingham Palace to Croydon in satellite view also consider iOS 6 horn iOS 5 : iOS 5 sent 41 KB and received 1.7 MB , while iOS 6 sent 24 KB and received 475 KB .
However , Apple ’s preference for beget a bit New York minute from time to time ascertain the whole creation scene in satellite scene consuming more data in iOS 6 than it does in iOS 5 map . If you look at the whole worldly concern in artificial satellite view expect to consume 426 KB of data point in Apple maps compare to Google Maps 176 KB .
Switching back to a standard view of the whole of the UK also consumed more datum on Apple Maps , this may be because the screen is larger . The standard purview of the UK on iOS 5 received 310 KB , while iOS 6 Apple Maps devour 491 KB .
We also find that just give Maps on iOS 6 took more data point than open Maps in iOS 5 . For model , opening a standard persuasion of the UK take up 2 KB in iOS 5 compared to 5 KB in Apple Maps . That much information ’s not a big muckle , unless you are constantly open and conclude your Maps app .
Similarly , just closing and opening Maps on the same emplacement saw iOS 5 send 1 KB and incur 1 KB , while iOS 6 sent 5 KB and received 12 KB .
Of naturally the other area where Apple Maps permit itself down is really identifying the correct position when you research . Also , we note the lack of detail in the received purview when compared to Google Maps . For example , why is it that when we look at Greater London does Ashtead , Biggin Hill and Addington show and no other location ? It ’s a closed book made all the stranger if you were bear in Biggin Hill and your grandparents lived in Ashtead … Ok , I ’m beaming Apple has put them on the map , but it is making me feel a bit like I ’ve dreamed this whole sorry incident .
Our Apple Maps tests are detailed on the next page
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Our Apple Maps tests:
Here we detail our testing that touch to our story about Apple Maps on the first varlet .
