Android Performance : Flat file vs SQLite

Question

There are few questions related to this topic on stackoverflow, But I didn\'t get the proper answer. I have some doubts on performance of flat files, Is it better to use

Answer 1

It depends on your requirement.

If your storage data size is structured-bulky in size then i suggest you for SQLite. On the other hand if the data size is just a single or few lines then flat file is best option.

What makes difference between them is, SQLite stores data in structured format, so it will be easier to find a record from multiple set of records which is very tedious process in case of flat file.

However when if you are storing blob kind of data then it is suggested to use combination of both, SQLite and file system both. i.e. store the image/sound/video data as file format and store their path in SQLite.

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