Also different mindset in terms of UX. These are web spirited devices. Material design was like a CSS3.5 demo. Android 4.4 was still lean in terms of usage[1], Material is eye candy but has zero value on in-the-street interactions.<p>Also, how much of the performance grade is due to the reviewer ? I see people saying &#x27;one need at least &lt;2013&gt; hardware ...&#x27; as if people couldn&#x27;t do anything before. Coming from someone on a 2007 laptop .. I wonder how much social relativity plays here.<p>[1] When I boot an old 4.4 phone, I feel relieved to see simple centered gray&#x2F;blue menus, even after a year of Lollypop &#x27;training&#x27;.