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View the results of Mobile Security performance tests on an iPhone 12.

Tested Phone Specifications

Model
iOS Version
RAM
Mobile Security Version
iPhone 12
16.1.1
4 GB
1.0.1465

CPU Usage

The following chart shows the CPU resources used by Mobile Security as a percentage of total CPU usage.
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Observations:
  • CPU usage increased when launching the Mobile Security app
  • CPU usage increased when installing the VPN profile and connecting Private Access and Internet Access
  • CPU usage decreased significantly when the Mobile Security app is idle
Conclusion:
The Mobile Security app did not exceed 16% of CPU resources on the tested device, and the average value was about 8% when CPU resources were used. The Mobile Security app used almost no CPU resources when idle.

Memory Usage

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Observations:
  • Memory usage increased when launching the Mobile Security app and when configuring the VPN, Private Access, and Internet Access
  • Memory usage was high while accessing web pages through the browser
Conclusion:
The Mobile Security app occupied not more than 35 MB while in use on the tested device, and the average value was about 12 MB when idle.

Network Usage

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Observations:
  • Network usage increased while connecting Private Access and decreased significantly after the Private Access was connected.
Conclusion:
On the tested device, Mobile Security occupied less than 50 KB of network traffic most of the time.