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diff --git a/apps/native-component-list/assets/expo-blob/performance-test-2mb.bmp b/apps/native-component-list/assets/expo-blob/performance-test-2mb.bmp
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diff --git a/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/BlobScreen.tsx b/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/BlobScreen.tsx
index 8201da89a6b7a5..868e4c8410ce7f 100644
--- a/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/BlobScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/BlobScreen.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ export const BlobScreens = [
       return optionalRequire(() => require('./expo-blob/BlobBytesScreen'));
     },
   },
+  {
+    name: 'Blob Performance Test',
+    route: 'expo-blob/performance',
+    options: {},
+    getComponent() {
+      return optionalRequire(() => require('./expo-blob/BlobPerformanceTestScreen'));
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 export default function BlobScreen() {
diff --git a/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/expo-blob/BlobPerformanceTestScreen.tsx b/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/expo-blob/BlobPerformanceTestScreen.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ca6f44190f5c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/native-component-list/src/screens/Blob/expo-blob/BlobPerformanceTestScreen.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+import { Asset } from 'expo-asset';
+import { ExpoBlob } from 'expo-blob';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { View, Text, StyleSheet, Button, ScrollView } from 'react-native';
+
+import HeadingText from '../../../components/HeadingText';
+import MonoText from '../../../components/MonoText';
+import { Page } from '../../../components/Page';
+
+type PerformanceTestData = {
+  key: string;
+  blobOperation: () => Promise<number>;
+  expoBlobOperation: () => Promise<number>;
+  title: string;
+  iterations: number;
+};
+
+function blobToBase64(blob: Blob) {
+  return new Promise<string>((resolve) => {
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.onloadend = () => {
+      const result = reader.result;
+      if (typeof result === 'string') {
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+    };
+    reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
+  });
+}
+
+const performanceTest: PerformanceTestData[] = [
+  {
+    key: 'basic-test',
+    blobOperation: async () => {
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new Blob(['abcd'.repeat(50000)]);
+      blob.slice(0, 500000).slice(0, 50_000).slice(0, 40_000).slice(0, 30_000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    expoBlobOperation: async () => {
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new ExpoBlob(['abcd'.repeat(50000)]);
+      blob.slice(0, 500000).slice(0, 50_000).slice(0, 40_000).slice(0, 30_000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    title: 'String Test',
+    iterations: 100,
+  },
+  {
+    key: 'bmp-file-test',
+    blobOperation: async () => {
+      const asset = Asset.fromModule(
+        require('../../../../assets/expo-blob/performance-test-2mb.bmp')
+      );
+      await asset.downloadAsync();
+      const uri = asset.localUri || asset.uri;
+      const response = await fetch(uri);
+      const blobResponse = await response.blob();
+      const base64 = await blobToBase64(blobResponse);
+
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new Blob([base64]);
+      blob.slice(0, 1000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    expoBlobOperation: async () => {
+      const asset = Asset.fromModule(
+        require('../../../../assets/expo-blob/performance-test-2mb.bmp')
+      );
+      await asset.downloadAsync();
+      const uri = asset.localUri || asset.uri;
+      const response = await fetch(uri);
+      const blobResponse = await response.blob();
+      const base64 = await blobToBase64(blobResponse);
+
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new ExpoBlob([base64]);
+      blob.slice(0, 1000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    title: 'File Test (2MB BMP)',
+    iterations: 5,
+  },
+  {
+    key: 'audio-file-test',
+    blobOperation: async () => {
+      const asset = Asset.fromModule(
+        require('../../../../assets/expo-blob/performance-test-1mb.mp3')
+      );
+      await asset.downloadAsync();
+      const uri = asset.localUri || asset.uri;
+      const response = await fetch(uri);
+      const blobResponse = await response.blob();
+      const base64 = await blobToBase64(blobResponse);
+
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new Blob([base64]);
+      blob.slice(0, 1000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    expoBlobOperation: async () => {
+      const asset = Asset.fromModule(
+        require('../../../../assets/expo-blob/performance-test-1mb.mp3')
+      );
+      await asset.downloadAsync();
+      const uri = asset.localUri || asset.uri;
+      const response = await fetch(uri);
+      const blobResponse = await response.blob();
+      const base64 = await blobToBase64(blobResponse);
+
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new ExpoBlob([base64]);
+      blob.slice(0, 1000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    title: 'File Test (1MB Audio)',
+    iterations: 25,
+  },
+  {
+    key: 'video-file-test',
+    blobOperation: async () => {
+      const asset = Asset.fromModule(
+        require('../../../../assets/expo-blob/performance-test-1mb.mp4')
+      );
+      await asset.downloadAsync();
+      const uri = asset.localUri || asset.uri;
+      const response = await fetch(uri);
+      const blobResponse = await response.blob();
+      const base64 = await blobToBase64(blobResponse);
+
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new Blob([base64]);
+      blob.slice(0, 1000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    expoBlobOperation: async () => {
+      const asset = Asset.fromModule(
+        require('../../../../assets/expo-blob/performance-test-1mb.mp4')
+      );
+      await asset.downloadAsync();
+      const uri = asset.localUri || asset.uri;
+      const response = await fetch(uri);
+      const blobResponse = await response.blob();
+      const base64 = await blobToBase64(blobResponse);
+
+      const T0 = performance.now();
+      const blob = new ExpoBlob([base64]);
+      blob.slice(0, 1000);
+      const T1 = performance.now();
+      return T1 - T0;
+    },
+    title: 'File Test (1MB Video)',
+    iterations: 25,
+  },
+];
+
+type ArrayBufferExampleItemProps = {
+  example: PerformanceTestData;
+  result: {
+    blobTime: number;
+    expoBlobTime: number;
+  } | null;
+  onEvaluate: (example: PerformanceTestData) => void;
+};
+
+function ArrayBufferExampleItem({ example, result, onEvaluate }: ArrayBufferExampleItemProps) {
+  let comparison = null;
+  if (result) {
+    const { blobTime, expoBlobTime } = result;
+    if (blobTime < expoBlobTime) {
+      const diff = expoBlobTime - blobTime;
+      const percent = (100 * diff) / expoBlobTime;
+      comparison = `Blob is ${percent.toFixed(6)}% (${diff.toFixed(6)} ms) faster`;
+    } else if (expoBlobTime < blobTime) {
+      const diff = blobTime - expoBlobTime;
+      const percent = (100 * diff) / blobTime;
+      comparison = `ExpoBlob is ${percent.toFixed(6)}% (${diff.toFixed(6)} ms) faster`;
+    } else {
+      comparison = 'Both are equally fast';
+    }
+  }
+  return (
+    <View>
+      <Text>{example.title}</Text>
+      <View>
+        {!result && <Button title="Evaluate" onPress={() => onEvaluate(example)} />}
+        {result && (
+          <View>
+            <MonoText containerStyle={styles.resultContainer}>
+              <Text>Blob time: {result.blobTime.toFixed(6)} ms</Text> {'\n'}
+              <Text>Expo Blob time: {result.expoBlobTime.toFixed(6)} ms</Text> {'\n'}
+              <Text>{comparison}</Text>
+            </MonoText>
+            <Button title="Re-evaluate" onPress={() => onEvaluate(example)} />
+          </View>
+        )}
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function BlobArrayBufferScreen() {
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<{
+    [key: string]: {
+      blobTime: number;
+      expoBlobTime: number;
+    } | null;
+  }>({});
+
+  const evaluatePerformanceTest = async (example: PerformanceTestData) => {
+    try {
+      let expoBlobTotal = 0;
+      let blobTotal = 0;
+      for (let i = 0; i < example.iterations; i++) {
+        expoBlobTotal += await example.expoBlobOperation();
+        blobTotal += await example.blobOperation();
+      }
+      setResults((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        [example.key]: {
+          blobTime: blobTotal / example.iterations,
+          expoBlobTime: expoBlobTotal / example.iterations,
+        },
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error in performance test', error);
+      setResults((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        [example.key]: null,
+      }));
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={styles.scrollContainer}>
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+          <HeadingText>Performance tests:</HeadingText>
+          <View style={styles.exmaplesContainer}>
+            {performanceTest.map((example) => (
+              <ArrayBufferExampleItem
+                key={example.key}
+                example={example}
+                result={results[example.key]}
+                onEvaluate={evaluatePerformanceTest}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </View>
+        </View>
+      </ScrollView>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {},
+  scrollContainer: {
+    paddingBottom: 20,
+  },
+  exmaplesContainer: {
+    marginTop: 10,
+    gap: 10,
+  },
+  exampleContent: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+  },
+  resultContainer: {
+    borderColor: '#229D2AFF',
+    padding: 10,
+    borderRadius: 5,
+  },
+  iterationsInput: {
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    borderColor: '#ccc',
+    borderRadius: 4,
+    padding: 4,
+    minWidth: 60,
+    marginLeft: 8,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo-blob/ios/Blob.swift b/packages/expo-blob/ios/Blob.swift
index 8672a9014b7734..b8996fb9355a24 100644
--- a/packages/expo-blob/ios/Blob.swift
+++ b/packages/expo-blob/ios/Blob.swift
@@ -51,19 +51,23 @@ public class Blob: SharedObject {
         continue
       }
 
-      switch part {
-        case .string(let str):
-          let utf8 = Array(str.utf8)
-          let subUtf8 = Array(utf8[partStart..<partEnd])
-          if let subStr = String(bytes: subUtf8, encoding: .utf8) {
-            dataSlice.append(.string(subStr))
-          }
-        case .data(let data):
-          let subData = data.subdata(in: partStart..<partEnd)
-          dataSlice.append(.data(subData))
-        case .blob(let blob):
-          let subBlob = blob.slice(start: partStart, end: partEnd, contentType: blob.type)
-          dataSlice.append(.blob(subBlob))
+      if partStart == 0 && partEnd == partSize {
+        dataSlice.append(part)
+      } else {
+        switch part {
+          case .string(let str):
+            let utf8 = Array(str.utf8)
+            let subUtf8 = Array(utf8[partStart..<partEnd])
+            if let subStr = String(bytes: subUtf8, encoding: .utf8) {
+              dataSlice.append(.string(subStr))
+            }
+          case .data(let data):
+            let subData = data.subdata(in: partStart..<partEnd)
+            dataSlice.append(.data(subData))
+          case .blob(let blob):
+            let subBlob = blob.slice(start: partStart, end: partEnd, contentType: blob.type)
+            dataSlice.append(.blob(subBlob))
+        }
       }
 
       currentPos += partSize