Alibaba Cloud Developer

Mar 29, 2021 · Mobile Development

Why Flutter’s Inertial Scrolling Trails Chromium and Native Android – A Deep Performance Dive

This article analyzes the theoretical and measured performance differences of inertial scrolling among Web (Chromium), native Android, and Flutter, explains the underlying rendering mechanisms that cause Flutter’s lag, and outlines engine‑level optimizations that bring Flutter’s scroll smoothness close to native levels.