10 Reason why Android is better than iOS vice versa.

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Okay this may seem like a Friday but I really want to know how is Android better than iOS vice versa , talking about it from a technological point of view and not a fanboy point of view.
 
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My S6edge is up for renewal on contract. Torn between another Android (S8 or LG G6) or possibly venturing down the iOS route. Was burned there with my iPhone3. So cautious...
 
For me personally I prefer Android. Don't need iTunes or some other crappy Apple propriety software to do basic stuff.
I can use the Android developers kit to make changes on my phone.
Android phones have a SD slot, iPhone does not.
iPhone does not have a headphone jack.
If I don't like a particular brand of Android phone I can change to any other brand whilst porting all my contacts etc via Google.
iOS you are stuck with an iPhone.

Not sure but does iPhone or iOS have any support for VR or any other attachment?
 
Zarnicate said:
For me personally I prefer Android. Don't need iTunes or some other crappy Apple propriety software to do basic stuff.
I can use the Android developers kit to make changes on my phone.
Android phones have a SD slot, iPhone does not.
iPhone does not have a headphone jack.
If I don't like a particular brand of Android phone I can change to any other brand whilst porting all my contacts etc via Google.
iOS you are stuck with an iPhone.

Not sure but does iPhone or iOS have any support for VR or any other attachment?
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You don't need iTunes to do anything?
You can also Jailbreak an iPhone if you are into that sort of thing.
My phone has 128gb of space so I don't need an SD card? There is also a 256gb model?
I'm not going to argue on the headphone jack.
Upgrading to another device cannot be simpler than with iCloud backup. Username and password and your whole phone is duplicated on the new one.

There are some VR hardware and software available for iPhone.
 
Yes the iPhone does come in a 256gb model now you want to move to new phone thus you have to buy another expensive phone for the same capacity. Android phone pop out the SD card and pop it into the new phone. As I recall you first have to install iTunes (or some other software) before your phone connects to your computer to do data transfers etc. Android you just plug it in, no software that needs to be installed. Android has more variety in regards with manufacturers. Apple... you have a choice of an iPhone or an iPhone.
 
It's about what you're after.

If you want a computer in your pocket - get Android.
If you want a nice ecosystem and things run smooth all the time - get IOS.

I personally can't stand IOS. I've had it on an ipad and needed to jailbreak to do simple things, didn't have access to the filesystem, tedious sharing data between apps etc. On Android I can access the filesystem and copy things around and generally just use it like a pc.
 
$m@Rt@$$ said:
You don't need iTunes to do anything?
You can also Jailbreak an iPhone if you are into that sort of thing.
My phone has 128gb of space so I don't need an SD card? There is also a 256gb model?
I'm not going to argue on the headphone jack.
Upgrading to another device cannot be simpler than with iCloud backup. Username and password and your whole phone is duplicated on the new one.

There are some VR hardware and software available for iPhone.
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Not arguing your points here - just raising some valid points for consideration:

- The price difference between a 128GB and 256GB iPhone cannot compare to increasing memory capacity with MicroSD memory. Also MicroSD memory is reusable outside of a single device
- You do not need to root an Android device in order to have considerable open access to the operating system and load unofficially released / development software
- Can you upgrade to an Android device using iCloud? Or can you upgrade to another iPhone only?
 
saor said:
It's about what you're after.

If you want a computer in your pocket - get Android.
If you want a nice ecosystem and things run smooth all the time - get IOS.

I personally can't stand IOS. I've had it on an ipad and needed to jailbreak to do simple things, didn't have access to the filesystem, tedious sharing data between apps etc. On Android I can access the filesystem and copy things around and generally just use it like a pc.
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This^^^ same reason I stick with Android
 
Recently switched to IOS due to a single differentiator - native android phone not available here.

With the reality of security breaches I want a phone that is patched at source.

I don't need or use iTunes for anything except the occasional on site backup.

Headphone jack no biggy since I already have multiple Bluetooth headsets

Happy to trade off the customisation on android for stability on ios.

Force and 3d touch is pretty nifty - I use it all the time.

The first month was a bit of a rough adjustment but I'm very happy with the iPhone 7 now and have ported all my apps across.
 
saor said:
It's about what you're after.

If you want a computer in your pocket - get Android.
If you want a nice ecosystem and things run smooth all the time - get IOS.

I personally can't stand IOS. I've had it on an ipad and needed to jailbreak to do simple things, didn't have access to the filesystem, tedious sharing data between apps etc. On Android I can access the filesystem and copy things around and generally just use it like a pc.
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IOS is for people with no interest/inclination/time in doing the maximum that there device is capable of, its a device that does the basics, and everything else you need to pay for,

its got its uses... as a doorstop:-D
but seriously, if you dont want to fiddle and just want the basics, then get an IOS,

otherwise stick to android.
so much more you can do out of the box than IOS.
and the market understands this, thats why they sold more android than IOS
 
eg2505 said:
IOS is for people with no interest/inclination/time in doing the maximum that there device is capable of, its a device that does the basics, and everything else you need to pay for,

its got its uses... as a doorstop:-D
but seriously, if you dont want to fiddle and just want the basics, then get an IOS,

otherwise stick to android.
so much more you can do out of the box than IOS.
and the market understands this, thats why they sold more android than IOS
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Selling more doesn't mean more profit.

The fragmentation on Android is beyond insane, you have Google assistant and now the Samsung one. I'm sure the other brands will come out with their own and good luck changing brands after that.
 
I guess if you want to go around and plug your phone into your friend's PC to get his stash of mp3s, "educational videos" and whatever else, then an Android will be for you.

Personally I've had my new iPhone for 5 months now and it's never been plugged into a computer. I don't even have iTunes on my PC. The whole family is on iOS so sharing stuff with Airdrop is fast and easy. Music you say? I have Apple Music for the whole family. R90 a month saves me the trouble to try and get the songs that the wife and kids want. You hear a nice song over the radio? Ask Siri which song is that. She shows you which song it is. Then tell Siri to add it to your library. Done.

See a nice app or game that you wanna buy? Being on Family Sharing allows me to pay for it once and then the whole family can get it without paying again.

I can ask Siri if my wife is home yet or I can use Find my Friends to see where the family is and if they are safe.

I'm sure Android can also do these things but for me, iOS makes it easy and simple. When someone rants about iTunes and how you NEED it to do stuff on your iPhone, I just sigh because they clearly have not been using an iPhone lately.

I'm not an Android hater. The wife had an LG G4 but we got burned by the bootloop issue. After that she moved over to iPhone as well. iOS is not perfect, but for me and my family, it's sufficient.
 
AfricanTech said:
The first month was a bit of a rough adjustment but I'm very happy with the iPhone 7 now and have ported all my apps across.
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It's not annoying that you don't have a filesystem or common folder to store things? Like the other day someone emailed me a zip file: Opened the email on my phone, downloaded the zip file, extracted it and viewed the contents. I can now go back to the downloads folder and send that archive or any of the extracted contents to someone else or open with whatever app.

Doing something like that was such a mission in IOS the last time I used it.
 
saor said:
It's not annoying that you don't have a filesystem or common folder to store things? Like the other day someone emailed me a zip file: Opened the email on my phone, downloaded the zip file, extracted it and viewed the contents. I can now go back to the downloads folder and send that archive or any of the extracted contents to someone else or open with whatever app.

Doing something like that was such a mission in IOS the last time I used it.
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No issue at all.

I use Dropbox to share stuff.

Look if the pixel had been available here I would have gone for that - but I'm genuinely not sorry I switched - no regrets because except for the UI flexibility (launcher, icons, etc) there is nothing that I miss.
 
Personally I do believe there is a way to do anything on both. Its just a matter of what ecosystem you bought into.

So end of the day its more about the hardware.

Personally I prefer Android as I prefer choice.
 
DA-LION-619 said:
Selling more doesn't mean more profit.

The fragmentation on Android is beyond insane, you have Google assistant and now the Samsung one. I'm sure the other brands will come out with their own and good luck changing brands after that.
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Giving users more choice. I don't see anything wrong with that. On iOS you're stuck with Siri and it hasn't been updated that much with it's age starting to show. Bixby is also not a in-house solution and might actually be great.

AfricanTech said:
Recently switched to IOS due to a single differentiator - native android phone not available here.

With the reality of security breaches I want a phone that is patched at source.
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It's much better then it used to be, heck even cheap Chinese phones like Xiaomi gets security updates at least quarterly with high end Samsungs getting updates bi-monthly. Not to mention Google introduced a malware scanner back in 2012 with Jelly Bean 4.2. They've since moved it to Google Play Services covering all phones since Gingerbread.
 
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