iOS vs Android

     Ever since Apple had the brilliant idea of designing a touch control phone other companies such as Samsung replicated the design of the Apple phone. Although it did spark some arguments and a lot of court cases a new operating system for phones was invented. Android was born. But the debate still continues, which is better in terms of features and design?

     Both the phone's operating systems have changed a lot since they were introduced nearly a decade ago. Of course it also depends on what your taste in phones is as well. However below are some key pointers and the disadvantages of both the operating systems.

Physical and Virtual Design  

    The design of both operating systems are great and beautiful in their own ways. iOS was always built on sharp and clean edges for the app icons while Android seems to have more curvature in its design. This may feel better to some people as the smooth, straight edges in iOS seem to reflect the physical design of the phone itself as the corners of the phone aren't as curved as the typical Android phone. But of course in the end it comes down to what your taste in phones are like.

The smooth, straight edges of the iOS phones(far left) seem to reflect its physical design while the Android phones have more curvature in them.

 
    Furthermore Android phones are a bit bulky and large, but they have a larger screen size which may act as a sort of multitasking, mini computer while iOS phones have a smaller display size. Because of this small screen size the resolution of iOS phones are smaller than the Android phones. The virtual side of the two operating systems seems to have enough tools for you to work with. But in the case of using Facetime and iMessage in iOS they are more polished because of its simplicity than the Android's version of Facetime and iMessage. 

    Navigation of the app stores of both systems are also fairly simple although there is a biased side towards iOS devices having up-to-date apps. Permissions from iOS devices differs a lot from Androids devices as there are always precautions in downloading an app from the App Store than Google Play. In short terms this may be better for Google Play as downloading an app is easy and simple while in long terms iOS takes more precautions in asking the user questions like enabling location and camera to stop the app from using them.

Performance and Security

   The performance of both systems are great in terms of crash rates. The crash rate for iOS devices is 2.26% on iOS 8.0 and have risen slightly although not much. Android takes the trophy with a crash rate of 2.2% on Android 5.0 according to Crittercism. Although these systems have been tested thoroughly for bugs and crash-related incidents they are still prone to some faulty errors in their lifetimes.
   As for security iOS takes the lead with the big winner, Touch ID. Touch ID is Apple's biometric fingerprint authentication technology. This technology has helped iOS users to less fraud and stealing. Android Lollipop does give you the opportunity to 'trust' networks and devices however it does come down to the fact that the user controls the phone with their unique identifier; their fingerprints.

Apples's Touch ID in use.

Android's Lollipop in use.

                     
 

    In the end iOS devices protect you more in the case of security and malware however Android devices have more personalization opinions and flexibility to suit your needs.

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