I think we're talking about different interpretations of the word "latency", both valid. You are thinking more about UI freezes and missing input, right? EDIT: or do you mean that bad latency numbers are less crucial as long as input isn't dropped or out of order? In that case I think it depends on the task.
I meant "time between input and visible change on screen", or lag between writing on a tablet and the screen or eink showing the drawn line. It's not really as crucial when typing, but especially for writing or drawing on a tablet low input latency is the difference between getting in a real flow state or not.
I meant "time between input and visible change on screen", or lag between writing on a tablet and the screen or eink showing the drawn line. It's not really as crucial when typing, but especially for writing or drawing on a tablet low input latency is the difference between getting in a real flow state or not.