iOS versus Android

The emergence of mobile operating systems creates a plethora of functionalities and gave the users severe headache of what mobile phone to choose: cheap yet features multi-functionalities or rather expensive but classy feel whose complexity is removed. The bitter battle between iOS and android continues to rise as to which mobile phone could topple down its enemy. Galaxy S3 is deemed to be the iPhone killer; however, iPhone claims to be on blue waters and any phone out in the market could not match its functionalities in the budding mobile market. Despite Nokia’s stop for Symbian OS development by installing Windows in its new Lumia phones, it still cannot penetrate the market that it once dominated thru its market share of 34 percent long before iOS and android were created.

However, in the essence of competition, I would like to add some points that go along with the advantages and disadvantages between these phones along with the operating systems installed with it. Apple iOS is by far the most advanced operating system probably installed with the best functionalities for extreme graphics used for rendering 3D images best suit for games; its computing speed is at par with the other operating systems; and, the complexity has been removed. It was dubbed as “simplicity on the other side of complexity.” The iOS is partially proprietary software, which means that you have to shell out money but upgrades are for free. More than a million apps are available at the App Store and offer almost all types of functionalities you can choose from. However, many of its apps are expensive and the only way for these apps to be acquired for free is to override the OS itself through jailbreaking, which in case can be difficult particularly on phones that are in installed with higher firmware versions. Remember: software is more expensive than the hardware and whether we like it or not, we pay a great deal of money for the iPhone where its iOS eats up a large part of it. For the android users, this open-source operating system almost has it all. What iOS can perform can also be deployed in android. However, apps like Temple Run and Angry Birds that were executed at its best in iOS do not perform well in the android. The problem of migration in the essence of portability is still in question. Drivers and hardware are still “incompatible” in many senses. A friend of mine, who happened to be a new user of iOS asked me, “Why is it that the android users are very insecure with the iOS users? Is it because they cannot afford the iPhone and can only settle with the cheap android phones?” My answer is safe. In reality, there are so many applications only an iPhone can possess. When the android tries to mimic it, it cannot give the best of its runtime when deployed in android. To end this up, I would like to you to decide now. Would I settle for an operating system that is cheap but running on a de facto standard phone or on a phone so great but costs a deal of money? The answer depends on you!