A simple idea for a less bloated (Array)Adapter implementation, using ViewHolder pattern.

FasterArrayAdapter.java

public abstract class FasterArrayAdapter<T> extends ArrayAdapter<T> {

    protected abstract Object getHolder();
    protected abstract int layoutResourceForItem();
    protected abstract void setupHolder(View convertView, Object tag);
    protected abstract void fillHolder(Object tag, int position);

    protected LayoutInflater mInflater;

    public FasterArrayAdapter(Context context, List<T> objects) {
        super(context, 0, objects);
        mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

        Object viewHolder = null;

        if (convertView == null) {
            viewHolder = getHolder();
            convertView = mInflater.inflate(layoutResourceForItem(), parent, false);
            setupHolder(convertView, viewHolder);
            convertView.setTag(viewHolder);

        } else {
            viewHolder = convertView.getTag();
        }

        fillHolder(viewHolder, position);
        return convertView;
    }
}