duration of an insert and an update sqlite command

Question

is 180ms normal for one
db.update("table", values, "_id" + "=" + arg3, null); command ?
and 70ms for one
db.insert("table", null, values); command ?
Nexus S , Android 4

Answer 1

Yes, assuming that your database operation involves writing to flash memory. And if the next question is how to get 100 of your database operations to perform faster than 100 * 180 ms, please use transactions: Android SQLite database: slow insertion