The update doesn't affect anything outside of Google Now or its associated launcher — for example we're still seeing
occasional stutters when pulling down the notification shade — but there's no denying it's a big improvement.
We noticed
the occasional stutter when using Split View for some time, so don't expect the same level of performance as the Pro models.
There is
the occasional stutter when opening folders in the home screen or opening the multitasking screen, but the latter is a common issue with devices running Lollipop, so we're hesitant to point the blame on Alcatel.
Not exact matches
There are hiccups though along the way with touches not registering and more than
occasional lag and
stuttering when traversing the Amazon UI.
The experience is far from buttery smooth, with
occasional stutters and buffering times over 3G as you'd expect, but if you're patient, it's more than acceptable
when used minimally.
It looks nice, it plays well (apart from the
occasional stutter which can annoyingly result in some cheap deaths
when the device doesn't recognise your taps) and it certainly feels like a traditional Sonic game.
When we talked about performance, we mentioned the
occasional stutter.
The MediaTek SoC is not the best of the lot and suffers
occasional stutters and lags, which are quite common in the price range
when put to decent workloads.
It also dropped an
occasional frame, or
stuttered when I panned around quickly, but nothing that really impacted my enjoyment.
That may account for the
occasional stuttering we saw
when bouncing around the tablet's TouchWiz - skinned Android 4.3 OS.
We did notice some sluggishness
when we were downloading and updating a lot of apps at the same time, and the
occasional stutter wasn't uncommon.