http://developer.android.com/guide/prac ... mance.html
action vs clock cycles
Add a local variable 1
Add a member variable 4
Call String.length() 5
Call empty static native method 5
Call empty static method 12
Call empty virtual method 12.5
Call empty interface method 15
Call Iterator:next() on a HashMap 165
Call put() on a HashMap 600
Inflate 1 View from XML 22,000
Inflate 1 LinearLayout containing 1 TextView 25,000
Inflate 1 LinearLayout containing 6 View objects 100,000
Inflate 1 LinearLayout containing 6 TextView objects 135,000
Launch an empty activity 3,000,000