The chances that 99 percent of every smartphone people buy is either Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. This two operating system platforms are the majorly shipped over last year till 2017. Android and iOS operating system are excellent smartphone OS. They have more similarities than differences between them. To determine the best platform between android and iOS depends on you. Pick the things that matter most to you, count the wins in those categories, and you have a recommendation.
Difference Between iPhone and Android Mobile Phones
Android Apps vs iOS Apps
Lets start by running an analysis on how many apps you can find in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Android apps is about 2.8 million on Google Play Store while iOS apps on Apple App Store is about 2.2 million.
Traditionally, iOS has been a more lucrative platform for developers and the tendency that new apps will appear there first is high but as time goes on that will change because Android market share continues to grow. In United States the leading OS is iOS But developers in other regions are increasingly targeting Android first.
In terms of free apps, Play Store has a higher percentage than App store. Comparing iOS vs android gaming platform, iOS leads the way as best games land on iOS first. In summary, quality beats quantity and so in terms of Apps people go for iphone over android.
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Compare iOS and Android in Terms of Affordability
Apple has always been at the top end of the market in terms of pricing. For sheer scale and variety, nothing competes with Android. You can spend a lot if you want to, for example, Google’s new Pixel 2 phones and Samsung’s Galaxy Note line match Apple’s iPhone pricing, but there’s also a huge choice of low-cost handsets from a wide variety of different manufacturers.
The fact that Android also leads the field in free apps makes it the natural choice for the budget-conscious. In summary, Android takes the lead in terms of Affordability.
iPhone Compared To Android in Terms of Updates
Apple’s iOS software updates and security patches comes consistently and timely. For such experience on Android device, you will need to purchase one of Google’s Pixel phones.
iOS version break down
- iOS 11: 49.18 percent
- iOS 10: 39.03 percent
- Older: 11.79 percent
Already 50 percent of iOS devices are running the recent version. When you Compare it with android device, you find out that only 0.2 percent of android devices are running the recent version.
Android version breaks down
- Android 8.0 Oreo: 0.2 percent
- Android 7.1 Nougat: 2 percent
- Android 7.0 Nougat: 15.8 percent
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow: 32 percent
- Android 5.1 Lollipop: 21 percent
- Android 5.0 Lollipop: 6.7 percent
- Android 4.4 KitKat: 14.5 percent
- Older: 7.8 percent
In summary, for best in consistent updated features iOS is the best choice. In terms of Camera, iOS is also the best.
iOS vs Android Comparison Table
Features | Android | iOS |
| Developer | Apple Inc. | |
| First Release Date | September 23, 2008 | July 29, 2017 |
| OS family | Linux | OS X, UNIX |
| Customization | Can Change almost anything | It is limited unless Jailbroken |
| Source Model | Open source | Both open source and closed source components |
| Widgets | Present | Not present, except in Notification Center |
| File transfer
| Files are transferred using USB port and Android File Transfer app. USB can be used to transfer photos without apps. Easier than iOS. | Media files can only be transferred through iTunes Desktop app while photos can be transferred through USB without applications. |
| Internet Browser
| Google Chrome but on older versions, Android Browser and other browsers are available | Mobile Safari browser then other browsers are available |
| Major Supported Devices | Many Tablets and phones. Manufacturers; Samsung, Motorola, LG, HTC and Sony. | iPhone, iPad, Apple Tv , iPod Touch. |
| Default Calls and messaging apps
| Google Hangouts. Other 3rd party apps like GoogleDou, Skype, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp. | iMessage, FaceTime. Other 3rd party apps like Skype, Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, Google Dou and WhatsApp. |
| Languages Available | 100+ Languages | 34 Languages |
| Voice commands | Google Assistant, Google Now | Siri |
| Recent Updates and release | Android 8.0.0, Oreo (Aug 21, 2017) | 11 (Sep 19, 2017) |
| Battery life and Management
| Android phone Usually comes with a large and long lasting battery life
| Apple batteries are generally not as big as android batteries. Apple squeeze decent battery life via hardware/software optimization |
| File Manager | Present | Not Available |
| Photos and Videos Backup Apps
| Google Photos allows unlimited backup of photos. Other alternatives like OneDrive, Dropbox and Amazon Photos are also available for auto backup of photos and videos. | iCloud allow a space of 5 GB for photo and videos auto back up. Other alternatives are Amazon, Google, Dropbox, Flickr and MS back up for iOS and android. |
| Jailbreaking, Rooting and bootloaders
| Full control and access over android devices is available and the bootloader can be unlocked.
| Control over your iOS device is not available. |
| Supported Versions | Android 5.0 & later | iOS 8 & later |
| Cloud services | By default Google cloud storage. 15 GB free, $2/mo for 100GB, 1 TB for $10 | By default iCloud. 5GB free, 50GB for $1/mo, 200GB for $3/mo, 1TB for $10/mo. |
| First Version | Android 1.0, Alpha | iOS 1.0 |
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