Iphone vs Android

 Before the dawn of the iPhone, we had the old fashioned Palm computers and when Apple introduced the first phone design in 2007, it was meant to be a simple handheld mobile computer that could function without Internet access — a very powerful and expensive device with a modest screen size. One year later on January 28, 2009, in an attempt to address this problem, Apple came out with its new iPod, which quickly became the best-known piece of technology in the world, and a truly revolutionary product that gave us such a wide selection of electronic entertainment capabilities. By 2011 many other tech companies were competing for market share and they continued doing so until Google came up with their Android OS, which put an end to the competition. Today you can see several Samsung, LG, Motorola, Huawei, etc. Android phones are now available almost everywhere under $300, which is really quite a lot nowadays at the moment, especially considering that even though there are more choices, the price is still considerably less than other brands. After all, as Apple’s Steve Jobs famously said in his famous keynote speech that “software is eating the world (…)”, Android has become a staple of nearly every pocket that would like to have a smart phone. The good news, however, is that while some people prefer Apple over Android, if you want to enjoy your own devices and customize them just a little bit you probably do not need Android, but if you use an Android phone for your work or personal use then you might want to consider how well you have taken care of it.

iPhone vs Android: Specifications

Of course, both iPhones and Android have a number of things that are vastly different from one another, but let me start by saying that these two are very similar. Both models come with a 6.3-inch display screen, the power of three cameras per rear lens and 4G LTE networks and you can choose between 4G, Wi-Fi or 3G cellular bands. There is also a Bluetooth wireless connection for connecting and pairing to your device over short distances. While the iPhone has an external SD card slot to add additional storage, most Android systems allow users to upload files to and from cloud storage on your device as long as you keep your software compatible with the Google Play store. For instance, while iOS does not allow user to directly upload music on the App Store, that only happens in the case where Apple is involved in promoting a song or album that is already present in their play store. We cannot see any major difference between the iPhone vs Android system on the hardware front, which means that in terms of hardware, both can handle everything you give it. In addition, the prices of Android phones vary between manufacturers and in our opinion, the base model of Galaxy S8 has the same performance as the cheapest iPhone. It gets great support with software updates and in general, nothing out of the ordinary for either the iPhone or the Android system, and both are considered the best smartphones for anyone who wants to get a functional smartphone with a nice camera and large screens. To know a few basic differences between the two main players, check out the table below comparing Apple with Android:

Table 1 : A brief comparison of Apple with Samsung.

When a person thinks about the iPhone vs Android, and he has no idea of what this industry or which phone company is the better option, chances are that he expects the following devices: A 6.1″ inch LCD LED display, 64GB of RAM with 128GB of storage along with the newest and most advanced operating system XOS 7 (which runs version 9.0 for the iPhone), NFC for payments, GPS/ A-GPS for location tracking, and the latest security systems including Face ID, Touch ID/ Face Unlock, Home button, Touch ID again, FaceTime, Siri and Shortcuts. What you must be thinking here is that it seems like the iPhone makes the head of the list, right? Well, yes and no, depending on where you look in this list, for example, a 5.4 inches OLED screen for the OnePlus 8 Pro can easily match up to the standard of 6.1 inches OLED screen of the top Android phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 10, LG G7 Thin Q and OnePlus 8 Pro. So, yes, one can definitely argue against the Samsung phone. You can take anything between the iPhone and Android but my advice would be to go with the iPhone for its advantages and for its quality and functionality over Android. Let me leave the speculations aside for now and focus directly on what matters the most to you. My preference is the iPhone because of its simplicity, its ease of use and the fact that you can customize it more than any other gadget in its class. Of course, the fact remains that Android offers its users to make more changes as they please, with only a single app library available that contains every possible app you need in your smartphone.

My wish is that the future will bring us an application based system with Google applications pre-installed. Although nobody has the chance to install such an application on his smartphone yet, it's already been done so at home in several thousand Android devices. But since I am a hardcore ios fan, I think the first step towards full integration should be the availability of Android apps or even fully open source options in the near future. With that, we can finally face the day when we have more choice of smartphones. Maybe not only the Android platform and perhaps even possibly the entire mobile software market. At the moment, there are still two big gaps in offering a complete ecosystem and not having apps at the core of our mobile devices, but that should be resolved, and that’s why I think Android will one day overtake the iPhone. That said, let's move on to a topic that everybody knows about and that is battery life. As you can see in the graph above, the average rate of smartphone recharge is really low and that makes it impossible for us at least to make the extra effort to prolong our devices' lifespan. Therefore, I think that we should have alternative solutions that allow us to extend the lifespans of our smartphones and maybe something more beneficial for those who need to carry their phones around everywhere they go. I have mentioned before that I think the best way to solve this issue is to bring more variety in the smartphone industry. Just think about adding an internal flash memory for storing data, an optical drive for storing photos and a 3rd party microSD slot for transferring data to the cloud. Nowadays, if you can buy a SIM to connect via internet, you can download hundreds of free applications and some paid ones. Imagine downloading an app that can stream videos and send and receive messages over wi-fi, for example, instead of downloading dozens of applications to watch movies and read newspapers in your favorite place. All in all, I believe that the solution isn't just about bringing more variety in the Android ecosystem. If for example, Google wanted to launch a dedicated channel for selling applications, you can bet your house on it, and Google can provide you with a whole range of applications on the channel. On top of that, you can even create a business based on it, giving yourself access to any service and information that Google provides through you. This makes my job a hell lot easier, doesn't it?

An important question to ask at this point is how Apple designs their products. Not only is it easy to open multiple tabs on the browser as much as you want, but the design of Mac and iOS is truly stunning. And the overall image is just outstanding! Everything you do in each app or game (and more often than you may realize) is a real pleasure, and whenever you need to modify the settings of the program, there you are. No matter what your current level is in life, playing with the interface (the actual appearance of the desktop) never feels tedious and it always looks great. So, I hope you might be able to agree with me! However, there are some downsides too with the design of Apple, namely the fact that the Apple Watch Series 6 is an exception to that rule. When I was looking for an innovative wristwatch capable of keeping track of everything I need while I am biking to work, I found the Apple Watch SE which actually was pretty exciting. Despite being made primarily for using with a computer and not a portable device, it took me a long time to figure out that the watch could track my bike-related events, but that I could easily access the activity via the watch. However, once I did it, I was hooked. It worked like a charm and I can see no reason to consider moving away from using the watch for the everyday routine. So what’s wrong with that approach? Well, the watch only tracks the basic metrics, so it doesn't give a detailed analysis of the activities that happen in the real world, and it cannot be used for any purpose that requires one to have access to specific features. Other than that, Apple seems to have a weak understanding of the market, I mean, I think the ability to analyze the market, analyse their needs, and determine what they want in the most efficient manner is very strong, but when it comes to design, they just seem to be totally blind to the slightest detail, which leaves people frustrated. If for example, someone had asked us to name something that would be useful for our daily commute and that we feel is worth buying, we would probably say electric bikes or hybrid cars (which seems like a reasonable conclusion), however, when it comes to the watch, most of us would have thought of a car or a train that can help us avoid traffic. Even worse, if you want to talk about the safety that comes with the watch, you often hear that the watch can be hacked, used for phishing or connected to malware. Well, yes and no. Yes if you can hack your watch, you can hack any smart device with that watch of yours and that you can