iPhone versus Android

Ive had both and Andriod is the way to go.

I am using a note2 now and i cant see myself ever going bak to a Apple device
 
Smartphone graph?

Graph should show only top end Androids- S2, S3, OneX etc.

Anything with < 3.5" screen, 1Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM doesn't really compete with an iPhone...

The fast growth of Android is partly fuelled by low cost smartphones running Google’s Android mobile operating system in emerging markets, including India and China.
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500 million POS. Like the 300 Spartans meeting the other Greek bakers and black smiths- Sparta had more warriors :)
 
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robinjohnobrien said:
I personally think that comparing iOS vs Android has very little relevance.

A better comparison is to compare the flagship phones from each manufacturer. Lets be honest, the iPhone is not competing with the bottom end android phones, so including them in the comparison is just miss-leading in the debate over iPhone or another equivalent phone.
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This isn't a comparison with phones, its only about the OS.

And it is relevant, most people don't have the income to afford an iphone, but now lots of people will have an affordable android phone, and developers might not care about the low end, but even I think low income households might spend on really cheap apps ($0.99).

If it doesn't hurt why not?
 
Budza said:
Smartphone graph?

Graph should show only top end Androids- S2, S3, OneX etc.

Anything with < 3.5" screen, 1Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM doesn't really compete with an iPhone...
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Isn't that the specs for iphone 4 and 3, and way above 1 and 2, can those be cut off the IOS stats then as well?

EDIT: In fact that would discount the Iphone 1-4, leaving only the 4s and 5 on the graph
 
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Android is successful for the same reason that Windows is successful. People don't want to be locked down to one device/brand and the consumer, the majority anyway, want value for money.

The cheapest of Android phones can do the core tasks of social networking and email.

What should also be noted is that Chinese manufacturers like Huawei and Oppo are churning out ridiculously cheap high-end high quality Android phones.
 
Budza said:
Smartphone graph?

Graph should show only top end Androids- S2, S3, OneX etc.

Anything with < 3.5" screen, 1Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM doesn't really compete with an iPhone...



500 million POS. Like the 300 Spartans meeting the other Greek bakers and black smiths- Sparta had more warriors :)
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Over anylizing and over protecting much, do you......
 
drukkie said:
What is shows is where developers will push to if they need maximum penetration....
gone are the days where apps will be ported to android....it will be ported to apple in the future...
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Nope, the money for devs from iOS is far higher than Android.
The problem with these stats, is that it includes your low end "Android" phones i.e my maid has some Samsung Android phone, but she isn't even heard of Android. She just uses it to make calls and send SMS's.
From a dev's point of view, she might use Android, but is irrelevant as a potential customer
 
JStrike said:
Nope, the money for devs from iOS is far higher than Android.
The problem with these stats, is that it includes your low end "Android" phones i.e my maid has some Samsung Android phone, but she isn't even heard of Android. She just uses it to make calls and send SMS's.
From a dev's point of view, she might use Android, but is irrelevant as a potential customer
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The same can be said for Windows. Some people use it only for email and internet, but by sheer volume devs are more profitable. For every maid, there might be 3 serious users.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
The same can be said for Windows. Some people use it only for email and internet, but by sheer volume devs are more profitable. For every maid, there might be 3 serious users.
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Yet, iOS is far more profitable for devs
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
We're both going by conjecture here, with hypothetical scenarios. Do you have any stats to back that up?
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I can speak from personal experience, but there are many such stories. Check tech sites such as The Verge, TechCrunch, etc
 
Gee, I wonder why Apple is suing everyone and their monkey...
 
JStrike said:
I can speak from personal experience, but there are many such stories. Check tech sites such as The Verge, TechCrunch, etc
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Devs will have to start developing for Android soon - or lose the market completely. I posted some stats about this last year. I am at work, so don't have time for the full research now. Android app revenue is 1/4 of iOS revenue, but it grows at 300% year-on-year, while iOS grew at 12%.

http://mashable.com/2012/11/29/android-beats-ios/

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/11/30/android-sales-growing-quicker-app-store/

http://blog.appannie.com/app-annie-index-november-2012/#20121130-1

Also, as usual only a few developers REALLY makes money from it. Half of all revenue goes to 25 developers.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/05/h...-and-android-apps-goes-to-just-25-developers/
 
LinuxMan said:
That graph says it all..
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PMSL The graph tells didley squat.

So there are hundreds of millions of cheap phones sold in India and China that use Android - covering many different manufacturers and models........and that is compared to an OS that only has one model available at any one time ???

What would be interesting would be say SG S3 vs iPhone 5 or SG S2 vs iPhone 4
 
I would say that will be a more accurate reading, as you said:
SG S3 vs iPhone 5 or SG S2 vs iPhone 4
surfs-up said:
PMSL The graph tells didley squat.

So there are hundreds of millions of cheap phones sold in India and China that use Android - covering many different manufacturers and models........and that is compared to an OS that only has one model available at any one time ???

What would be interesting would be say SG S3 vs iPhone 5 or SG S2 vs iPhone 4
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People confuse android with manufacturer. The graph is like comparing the sales of Toyota with all other combined car manufacturers in the world, what does that achieve? nothing!
 
No matter how anyone will try to make the graph seem wrong/irrelevant/blah blah blah ... the fact is that a heck of a large % of smartphone users worldwide are linked into Google's ecosystem and that has always been Google's mobile device strategy. And it is working out fantastically well for them. The little robots are linked to the mothership and Google has "eyes and ears" everywhere.

I often hear the argument about Apple's far superior ecosystem. Well, it depends on what definitions and scope is applied (what is in and what is out, and what the motives and goals are). That graph says Google is building a very very good ecosystem, but one that is not about nice high-end toys but rather one that is about interonnecting as many people and things as possible and linking them all to the Google mothership. Thát is a successful ecosystem of note right there in my books.
 
Necksy said:
People confuse android with manufacturer. The graph is like comparing the sales of Toyota with all other combined car manufacturers in the world, what does that achieve? nothing!
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Ok, if it pleases you, we can say

IOS shipped vs Andriod shipped. The graph is the same but it might make you just a little bit happier in life.
 
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