Android Device Resource Consumption

View the results of Mobile Security performance tests on a Google Pixel 6.

Table 1. Tested Phone Specifications

Model

RAM

OS

Kernel Version

SDK Version

Google Pixel 6

8 GB

Android 13

5.10

1.05.6020

CPU Usage

The following chart shows the CPU resources used by Mobile Security as a percentage of total CPU usage.

Observations:

  • CPU usage increased during scanning and decreased rapidly after scan completion
  • CPU usage increased when detecting a suspicious URL in the browser

Conclusion:

The Mobile Security app did not exceed 35% of CPU resources on the tested device, and the average value was about 20% when CPU resources were used. The Mobile Security app used almost no CPU resources when idle.

Memory Usage

Observations:

  • Memory usage fluctuated significantly during scanning

  • Memory usage fluctuated slightly after detecting suspicious web URLs

Conclusion:

The Mobile Security app occupied not more than 400 MB while in use on the tested device, and the average value was about 300 MB when idle.

Network Usage

Observations:

  • Short-term peaks appeared when updating patterns

Conclusion:

On the tested device, Mobile Security occupied less than 1MB of network traffic most of the time.