How Are IOS And Android Similar? How Are They Different?
The rising demands of mobile devices among peoples are increasing market competition. Using mobile devices for internet streaming access became a trend now a day. iOS and Android devices contain more than 79% of all living mobile devices and ruling the mobile device market. Many of the user experiences say the popularity of internet streaming services depends on the different features like battery lifetime, display and touchpad control, etc.
Similarities
There are two major smartphones i.e. iOS and Android devices used by customers these days, which have many similarities and differences on their own. IOS and android are alike in elementary obligations and provide features like Facebook, WhatsApp, BBM, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. that are making people’s communication very easy.
iOS and android also provide facilities like internet data protection and mobile call protection. The mobile companies are also taking care of the internet speeds by adding 2G, 3G, 4G, etc. in iOS and Android. IOS and Android smartphones also bear touch screens like tapping, swiping, pinch, and zoom features.
These two smartphones also combine wi-fi, battery life, web browsing, etc. In 2019, the upgraded versions were released by the company i.e. iOS 13 and android 10. Both of them included the Dark mode, which improves the version of privacy settings, editing tools, maps, etc. to make the phone more secure and useful for the customers (H T correspondents, 2020)
Differences
IOS and android are the operating systems in mobile phones, but their creation companies are different. While Apple designs the iOS, Google designs the android phone. The Android sets are known for providing an open-source operating system, while iOS is the closed source of the operating system.
An introduction of voice assistance in android called “Google’s assistance” is more influential than iOS creation “Siri”. The running speed of iOS stays steady with time, but it is not the same as the android system, it may dismiss above the time. The iOS users hardly require any system permissions to operate, but it is different in the case of android where users will modify their phones very easily.
IOS is good to consolidate with contrasting devices, but it is not the same as the android operating system. The iOS applications can be accessible in the Apple app store, and the Android application can only available in Google play. There is some quality issue found with Google’s android because it obtainable for many companies likes LG, Samsung, etc.
However, there is no quality issue in Apple’s iOS, as it only provides very selective models. The iOS operates RAM far better if we compare to Google’s android phone’s RAM. Many customers claim that android slow down the phone after some time, but iOS users never face this type of problem.
According to a report of ABI Research and The Wall Street Journal, the average price of an iPhone increased to $687, the price of android decreased to $257. This says that iOS smartphones are a little expensive as compare to Android devices. Recent research says that Google’s Android is struck by Apple’s iOS at the high end and android at the low end in a big improvement.
The overall, setup of the operating systems are very useful for the public worldwide. IOS has many similarities and dissimilarities with android, but both fulfill the customers’ demands. These companies try to modify and upgrades their operating systems according to the new trends and public demands.
If a person is using any one of these software, then it will not be difficult for him/her to use different software as they share many similar features. A person may feel difficulties because of security issues or privacy policies. Overall, both of the operating systems has advantage and disadvantages in their respective fields.