Is Android or iOS better? PersonallyI like Android since it has alkot more features than iOS, but there is still a lot of people that use iOS. What is so good about iOS?
iOS isn't open source like Android.
iOS is only available on Apple Products, whereas Android is available to everyone (I've actually seen iphones with Android software)
The only good thing I like about iOS is it's clean UI.
Android is better than iOS in every single way possible.
The only good thing I like about iOS is it's clean UI.
Android is better than iOS in every single way possible.
Kind of contradictory, don't you think?
It's personal preference. Look at what you use the phone for - I use mine for internet, email, a couple minor apps, and calling/texting people. Either OS would do just as well. I liked the old iPhones because of the small size. Now they look somewhat silly.
I personally prefer iOS...I have an Iphone 5 and it's a lot easier to download apps..and it's also a pretty good speed for what I do..the only problem with iOS that I have is that their products are so freaking expensive...the Iphone 5 is a pretty good size too. Most androids are so big you can't fit them in your pocket..which it makes me a little sad because of how big the new Iphone will be. :/
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I really like all the stuff that Apple is doing through continuity with iDevices and Macs, but for those who don't use Macs, this would be useless. Apple has better App Selection and a lot of apps come out first on iOS. Apple also has a much better Music selection and I would say iTunes is better to buy into than Play Music. Other than those few things, Android dominates, IMO. You have more choice on how much you want to spend, what size you want, how you want your software to look, etc, etc. Also Android phone of a similar price as the iPhone tend to have better specs. 1GB of RAM on the new iPhones is unacceptable.
I've been using nothing but Apple products for the past few years until I recently decided to trade in my iPhone for an Android..... Worst mistake ever... To me Apple products are expensive, but they are easy to use and built to last (as long as you don't drop it).
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I've been using nothing but Apple products for the past few years until I recently decided to trade in my iPhone for an Android..... Worst mistake ever... To me Apple products are expensive, but they are easy to use and built to last (as long as you don't drop it).
Despite the fact that I have an iPhone and will get the new iPhone this year, I vote Android. Some iPhone features are completely pointless, and sometimes it's pretty hard to transfer features and such between computer and iPhone.
It depends on preference and how much you have invested in either ecosystem, if you used to have an iDevice and have a fair few apps for it, it might not be worth going to android as some cannot be ported over to the other OS easily and some not at all, and some don't exist
Though i will say at this point if you like customization Android is the way to go, rooted + a heck of a lot of useful apps of which there are a ton of free ones that are phenomenal at what they do, but it takes a lot of searching as there is also a lot of crapware to sort though, though the iTunes store is becoming the same at points
I don't have much preference between the UIs and I don't personally have anything against apple at all, it's just that I'd end up installing custom software on the device as soon as I could for the freedom to do what I do.
If you want what "everyone else" has, and you want a simplistic UI, go iPhone.
If you want to be able to customize every aspect of your phone, and want the best specs (ie: highest resolution display), and possibly (depending on the phone) a removable battery, then get an Android phone.
For me, the choice was easily Android. I feel that Apple in general is behind in the game, and because of their insane prices for a "locked down" phone, I would never switch from Android. I understand that people like the simplicity of iPhones, but it doesn't make sense to me that people pay more for less. Android can be more complicated and complex, simply because it can do more, but it doesn't have to be. It can be just as easy to use as iOS if you so desire.
Side note - Don't let the number of apps in the App Store or the Play Store influence your decision. We are at a point where if you want a certain app that is only available on one OS, you can find an app that does the same thing on the other OS. That really isn't an argument anymore.
Last I checked Android was sitting on 84.7% of the global smartphone market as of Q2 this year (with 255.3 Million units sold in that quarter), I don't know about you but I reckon that's a fair bit more than 11.7% (35.2 Million units).
Personally ill never go back to iOS after having switched to Android I generally find it to not only be significantly more customizable but generally easier and more pleasant to use and to be perfectly honest I cant say an iPhone quite measures up to some of the higher end Android devices like HTC's recent efforts with the One M7 (what I use) and M8
I agree completely with your second paragraph. When I was saying "what everyone else has," I guess I was referring to the phone itself more than the OS. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I am going off of what I remember, but I thought I saw that, while Android is more widely used than iOS as a whole, the iPhone is the most common phone. This is largely because of the wide variety of different Android phones.
If that didn't make sense to anyone, say four people have iPhones, two people have HTC One M8s, two people have Galaxy S5s, and two people have LG G3s. Of these 10 people, the iPhone is the most popular phone (40%). However, Android would be the most popular operating system among the phones (60%).
I don't see having the same phone as a ton of other people something to strive for. Android phones are all unique and show your individuality, probably conform to your needs and expectations better, and are generally cheaper, so why not get that instead?
I certainly do not either, and that's exactly what I try to tell iPhone users. There are plenty of people out there, though, that do not choose to think for themselves and only want what's popular.
Specific phone? not sure however according to the same market data Samsung is by far the most popular vendor with about 24.9% of the market (compared to apple in 2nd with the already stated figures) and shipping 18 million units of the Galaxy S5 with other devices accounting for another 9 million.
I was just going by something I thought I had read somewhere. Maybe it was an old article or something. Sorry for the confusion. And when I said "specific phone," meant of a particular brand, like Apple vs Samsung rather than iOS (Apple) vs Android (Samsung, HTC, LG, etc.). Again, sorry about that.
The article was probably something like this from 2013. It says that as of May 2013, 25% of cell phone owners own an iPhone while 28% have an Android phone. Obviously, this is not necessarily relevant anymore, but that's probably something like what I was basing my previous post off of.
iOS is only available on Apple Products, whereas Android is available to everyone (I've actually seen iphones with Android software)
The only good thing I like about iOS is it's clean UI.
Android is better than iOS in every single way possible.
Kind of contradictory, don't you think?
It's personal preference. Look at what you use the phone for - I use mine for internet, email, a couple minor apps, and calling/texting people. Either OS would do just as well. I liked the old iPhones because of the small size. Now they look somewhat silly.
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Though i will say at this point if you like customization Android is the way to go, rooted + a heck of a lot of useful apps of which there are a ton of free ones that are phenomenal at what they do, but it takes a lot of searching as there is also a lot of crapware to sort though, though the iTunes store is becoming the same at points
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I don't have much preference between the UIs and I don't personally have anything against apple at all, it's just that I'd end up installing custom software on the device as soon as I could for the freedom to do what I do.
If you want to be able to customize every aspect of your phone, and want the best specs (ie: highest resolution display), and possibly (depending on the phone) a removable battery, then get an Android phone.
For me, the choice was easily Android. I feel that Apple in general is behind in the game, and because of their insane prices for a "locked down" phone, I would never switch from Android. I understand that people like the simplicity of iPhones, but it doesn't make sense to me that people pay more for less. Android can be more complicated and complex, simply because it can do more, but it doesn't have to be. It can be just as easy to use as iOS if you so desire.
Side note - Don't let the number of apps in the App Store or the Play Store influence your decision. We are at a point where if you want a certain app that is only available on one OS, you can find an app that does the same thing on the other OS. That really isn't an argument anymore.
iOS is for people who don't do too much with their phone and are not too good with technology.
I agree completely with your second paragraph. When I was saying "what everyone else has," I guess I was referring to the phone itself more than the OS. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I am going off of what I remember, but I thought I saw that, while Android is more widely used than iOS as a whole, the iPhone is the most common phone. This is largely because of the wide variety of different Android phones.
If that didn't make sense to anyone, say four people have iPhones, two people have HTC One M8s, two people have Galaxy S5s, and two people have LG G3s. Of these 10 people, the iPhone is the most popular phone (40%). However, Android would be the most popular operating system among the phones (60%).
Sorry for the confusion
I certainly do not either, and that's exactly what I try to tell iPhone users. There are plenty of people out there, though, that do not choose to think for themselves and only want what's popular.
I was just going by something I thought I had read somewhere. Maybe it was an old article or something. Sorry for the confusion. And when I said "specific phone," meant of a particular brand, like Apple vs Samsung rather than iOS (Apple) vs Android (Samsung, HTC, LG, etc.). Again, sorry about that.
The article was probably something like this from 2013. It says that as of May 2013, 25% of cell phone owners own an iPhone while 28% have an Android phone. Obviously, this is not necessarily relevant anymore, but that's probably something like what I was basing my previous post off of.