This is the same thing,
 Javadoc info: 
System.currentTimeMillis(): "Returns the current time in milliseconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00.0 UTC.
This method always returns UTC times, regardless of the system's time zone. This is often called "Unix time" or "epoch time". Use a java.text.DateFormat instance to format this time for display to a human. 
This method shouldn't be used for measuring timeouts or other elapsed time measurements, as changing the system time can affect the results. Use nanoTime for that."