In March 2012, Guy Podjarny ran a test comparing the performance of hundreds of shiny new responsive websites across four different screen resolutions. The results were very dissapointing. (1)
Two years into the rise of Responsive Web Design, after every imaginable sort of designer and developer had jumped into the train, it took a test to almost rock the theory to its foundations.
Guy proved that almost every known responsive site was overweight.
We've made the internet in our image… ObeseJason Grigsby
But, most importantly, every mobile user was receiving the same kilobyte overload as a desktop user.