--- a/mobile/android/base/TabCounter.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/TabCounter.java
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.widget.ViewSwitcher;
 
 public class TabCounter extends GeckoTextSwitcher
                         implements ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory {
 
     private static final float CENTER_X = 0.5f;
     private static final float CENTER_Y = 1.25f;
-    private static final int DURATION = 300;
+    private static final int DURATION = 500;
     private static final float Z_DISTANCE = 200;
 
     private final AnimationSet mFlipInForward;
     private final AnimationSet mFlipInBackward;
     private final AnimationSet mFlipOutForward;
     private final AnimationSet mFlipOutBackward;
     private final LayoutInflater mInflater;