OkHttp vs HttpURLConnection Performance: Comparing Android HTTP Libraries

Post originaly done on Codavel’s blog When designing a mobile app we need to start considering performance since day one, and choosing the best HTTP Lib is just one of the first steps… and if you’re performance-freaks as I am, you also understand that the performance of transfer speeds each HTTP Library is capable of achieving is more or as important as its features. It doesn’t make sense to prioritize simplicity in application maintenance over application performance, especially when we know that delays in serving content cost you money....

January 17, 2019 · 3 min · Diogo Ferreira