This seems like a really poor analogy, it's all anecdotal. On top of that, Android isn't really a pillar of JVM accomplishment. It's well know that it's bloated and a nightmare to work with on the dev side, which inevitably percolates up to the user experience.

What kind of Java code are you looking at that's "bloated"? Java has improved tremendously in the past 5-10 years in all aspects. There are plenty of things people can bitch about but overall, it's a clean, solid platform to develop on.