Apple recently pushed its iOS 4.3 GM release to dev’s iPhones and iPads the world over, we’ve all been wondering just how faster Safari is now that the new JavaScript optimizations have been added. In loading the NY Times website in Mobile Safari, the new iOS version shows a decreased loading time of a couple of seconds when compared to iOS 4.2.1. Not a massive difference, but even a small chunk is okay for us.




Steve Jobs claimed that Apple has included the new Nitro JavaScript engine in iOS 4.3 which now powers Safari. According to Apple, the new Nitro JavaScript engine, not only improves web browsing responsiveness, but also runs JavaScript up to twice as fast as iOS 4.2.1, resulting in web pages and interactive features loading faster than ever before. Have a look below...



Did you see any change in the Safari browsing speed ? Let us know in the comments.