Our Apple Maps tests:
Here we detail our testing that relates to our story about Apple Maps on the first page.
To give Apple Maps a chance of actually being able to find the location, we began by searching for an address in London: Buckingham Palace.
iOS 5 sent 12KB data and received 148KB date
iOS 6 sent 28KB and received 64KB data
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Clicking to return to our current location
iOS 5 sent 2KB, received 2KB
iOS 6 sent 3KB, received 1KB
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Directions to Islington from Euston Road
iOS 5 sent 26KB, received 410KB
iOS 6 sent 35KB, received 390KB
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Just closing and opening Maps on the same location
iOS 5 sent 1KB, received 1KB
iOS 6 Sent 5KB, received 12KB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Searching for Paris, France
iOS 5 sent 27KB, received 1.1MB
iOS 6 sent 30KB, received 145KB
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Paris in Satellite view
iOS 5 sent 21KB, received 971KB
iOS 6 sent 13KB, received 327KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Satellite view of UK
iOS 5 sent 98KB, received 4.8MB
iOS 6 sent 65KB, received 1.5MB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Change to standard view of UK
iOS 5 sent 12KB, received 310KB
iOS 6 sent 24KB, received 491KB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Open view of UK standard view
iOS 5 sent 1KB, received 2KB
iOS 6 sent 3KB, received 5KB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Zoom out in standard view to see whole world
iOS 5 sent 14KB, received 362KB
iOS 6 sent 37KB, received 840KB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Whole world in satellite view
iOS 5 sent 6KB, received 176KB
iOS 6 sent 22KB, received 462KB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Search for San Francisco from world satellite view
iOS 5 sent 24KB, received 860KB
iOS 6 sent 34KB, received 394KB
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Search for Moscone Centre in San Francisco in Standard view
iOS 5 sent 24KB, received 784KB
iOS 6 sent 33KB, received 133KB (but not zoomed in on location!)
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Search for home with London showing in standard view, and add route
iOS 5 sent 40KB, received 1.4MB
iOS 6 sent 20KB, received 140KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Route from Paris to London
iOS 5 sent 27KB, received 788KB
iOS 6 sent 45KB, received 907KB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Route from London to Paris
iOS 5 sent 45KB, received 1.7MB
iOS 6 sent 121KB, received 1.9MB
iOS 5 sends less, receives less…
Route from Biggin Hill to Croydon
iOS 5 sent 49KB, received 1.6MB
iOS 6 sent 43KB, received 614KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Route from location in London to Biggin Hill
iOS 5 sent 19KB, received 357MB
iOS 6 sent 49KB, received 338KB
iOS 6 sends more, receives slightly less…
Route from Biggin Hill to Ipswich
iOS 5 sent 34KB, received 881MB
iOS 6 sent 35KB, received 180KB
iOS 6 sends more, receives less…
Just opening Maps on the same location (UK and France)
iOS 5 sent 3KB, received 1KB
iOS 6 sent 1KB, received 1KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Opening current location in Satellite view
iOS 5 sent 24KB, received 1.2MB
iOS 6 sent 12KB, received 11KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Searching for Buckingham Palace in Satellite view
iOS 5 sent 24KB, received 880KB
iOS 6 sent 19KB, received 44KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Search for route from Buckingham Palace to Croydon in Satellite view
iOS 5 sent 41KB, received 1.7MB
iOS 6 sent 24KB, received 475KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
Switch same route to Standard view
iOS 5 sent 30KB, received 1.1MB
iOS 6 Sent 2KB, received 1KB
iOS 6 sends less, receives less…
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