Apple's Maps uses up to 80% less data than Google Maps on iOS

. Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook might have issued a heartfelt apology for the subpar new Maps app, but look on the bright side: Apple's vector graphics-based app is actually up to five times more data efficient than Google's (GOOG) raster graphics-based iOS Maps app, according to a new analysis from Onavo. By using vector graphics, Apple's Maps app doesn't need to re-download map images every time a user adjusts the view leading to less data consumption. .
Onavo's findings are an eye-opener: ”On Google Maps, the average data loaded from the cellular network for each step was 1.3MB.

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