It has always been a close competition between the giants, the
Android and the iOS. You should have definitely heard about the
greatness of Apple and the Google’s Android. Whatever Google tries, for
example with the Android market attracting thousands of customers, still
Apple manages to keep up with the race. We wouldn’t have been
discussing this topic if not. Isn’t it? Now we have to come to a
conclusion on which have an edge over the other so that we can choose
the better one.
The iOS running on the all the versions of iPhone are much known for
its smoothness. There are of course thousands of apps available in the
Apple store but in order to access them, you need to go through the
iTunes which is somewhat annoying. Some of you might think that the
iTunes will help you manage your files on your iPhone through your
desktop but why worry about using your computer when you can do all on
your Android phone? Also iPhone doesn’t come with a physical keyboard
and hence you are stuck up with the onscreen keyboard. The lack of
physical keyboard also means that it blocks the way from who are
favorites of it. When considering the gaming options, we have to agree
that the iPhone has an edge over the Android as there are more games
developed than for Android. But, how many people out there purchase a
smartphone just for gaming?
When considering customization, surely Android has an edge over the
iPhone. iPhone can be customized but it needs to jail broken before
that. Android phones on the other hand, if rooted gives even more
flexibility like under clocking to increase the processor speed etc. Is
it even possible in iPhone? Although the Apple store started long before
than the Android market, more Android daves emerge everyday compared to
that of the Apple store. All credit goes to Google announcing the
Android OS as open source which led to launch of hundreds of Android
phones every year. This in turn attracted a lot of customers.
It is sad that Android market despite including 100s of thousand of
apps, most of them is crappy apps. You really need to learn completely
about the app, read user reviews before you invest on them. This is a
bit of struggle, while the Apple store includes only quality apps.
Widgets are problem with the iPhone as it doesn’t support them. Android
users on the other hand can place widgets on the home screen and check
out the details without even opening the app.
There are plenty other advantages towards the Android like the
Notifications bar, dedicated button on the front, camera, display sizes
etc. Through the notifications bar, you can check out messages, emails,
chat messages right from your home screen which feature is not available
in iPhone running iOS. The iPhone 4, the latest update from Apple
running iOS feature only a home screen button upfront which it is proud
of but actually the Android phone having dedicated button for back and
menu apart from the home is bit more advantageous. You will find only a
5MP camera even in the latest iPhone 4 while there are Android phones
available even with a rocking 8MP. The display size is also of the same
case where iPhones are stuck with the 3.5-inch display while there are
Android phones available with even 4.3-inch displays. The larger display
also means that your usage limit to apps are been extended compared to
the iPhone.
The last but not least is that higher end Android phones are capable
of running flash files which is not the case with even iPhone 4. When
considering the above points, you might now be clear that Android has
the edge in almost every aspect. I’d like to mention one advantage of
iPhone over the Android. Software updates will reach your iPhone in
regular intervals while some Android phone users need to do them
manually at times.
Despite all these good Android features, why at all people choose the
iPhone? I guess it is the iPhone craze as it is the first smartphone to
meet user requirements and still known for its smoothness. If those
iPhone users keep their hand on some higher end Android phones, I bet
they will never turn to an iPhone.
source: http://blog.itechtalk.com/2011/android-or-ios-%E2%80%93-which-one-you-gotta-choose/
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