Loading images from local DB using the sqlite msopentech client takes a very long time

I am developing a mobile application for the Windows 8.1 tablet with JavaScript used to develop the client-side. One of the pages consists of a list of products which are populated while loading the page. Each product is associated with an image identifying the product which is displayed on the right hand side of the screen.

The issue I am currently having is that loading the products along with their corresponding images takes a really long time. The plugin I am using to communicate with the local database is Cordova Websql provided by MsOpenTech. Note that the size of the images average around 150kb. Are there any known issues loading images (stored as blob) thru Cordova Websql by Msopentech plugin? A screen with images takes ages to load in windows app but loads very fast in chrome.