Android Vs iPhone: Which Is Better For You?
When it comes to buying a new smartphone, the very first and the most important question that arises is, Android OR iPhone?
Now, this is hard to answer as both have distinctive and outstanding features. So, to reduce your confusion, we have listed a few distinctive points that will help you in choosing better.
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Both, iOS and Android use touch interfaces that hold a lot of features in common, like swiping, tapping, pinch-and-zoom. The iOS home screen only has a row of icon, whereas the Android home screen allows you to keep extra apps, widgets, etc.
2. APPS AVAILABLE ON EACH
The Android uses the Google Play Store to download its apps, whereas the iOS uses the Apple App Store. Android also offers access to the Google-based apps like YouTube and Google Docs. Many apps that were originally IOS-based, like Instagram, Adobe Flash Player, BitTorrent and Pinterest, can now be downloaded on Android via Google Play. The Apple App Store currently has about 7 million apps to offer. Most app developers prefer iOS over Android to develop their apps or games as the features are more on the former. As per a recent update, the YouTube app is no longer available on Ios, but iOS still has a lot of exclusive apps to offer, like the Twitter Client TweetBot.
This is one of the most vital features that we look for in a phone. The iPhone 6s defeated the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in the speed battle that involved opening several apps one step at a time and cycling through a set of app twice. The same set of apps was used for both the devices. The iPhone 6s was able to complete 2 laps in a time span of 1 minute and 21 seconds, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 took 2 minutes and 4 seconds to complete the same task. But, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has better hardware specs and is much more new than the iPhone 6s. However, the performance of the app also depends on the developer.
Even though Google does update the apps from time to time, at times you may not receive the updates as well, or also may buy a phone with an outdated software. When to offer software upgrades is solely in the hands of the phone manufacturers. They also may not offer an upgrade in their products. But, iOS upgrades are usually available to all the iOS devices. Certain features, like Siri, which was available for iPhone 4s users but not for the older versions, may not be found on all the iOS models.
Android holds a lot of brands and models, whereas iOS holds only the Apple iPhones, iPads, etc. These tend to be costlier than the similar hardware using Android.
There you have it! Distinct features of Android and iOS.