The Unique Characteristics Of Android Versus Iphone

Android and iOS phones are unique in their own ways and have their own strengths and weaknesses. There is always the debate whether which one comes on top. In reality there is only one clear champion which are the Android phones. Android phones are the more preeminent ones because they overpower the iOS phones in customizability, up-to-date technology, and the variety of phones Android has to offer. These are some of the features that make Android phones superior than iOS phones.

Android phones are highly customizable in how you want to use your phone. For example, on these phones you could replace your current home screen with a launcher. A launcher lets you customize how your home screen is displayed and how it feels. It is a simple tool to use according to the source lifewire which states, “without rooting, you can easily download and install a third-party Android launcher that cleans up your interface, and lets you customize your home screens beyond app shortcuts.” (McLaughlin, 2018) With Android phones you could also add widgets to your home screen that you cannot add with iOS phones. Widgets are simple application extensions that are often a part of a larger application already installed on the phone. Widgets come in all shapes and sizes and reside on any available Home screen for quick access. This is one of the favorite Android features consumers love about their phones because it gives them control on their applications and shortcuts to make daily life with a phone easier. There are many types of widgets which are stated in the following source, “the options are endless: weather, time and date, calendar, sports scores, music controls, alarms, note-takers, fitness trackers, social media, and more. Plus, many widgets come in multiple sizes, so you can make the most of your screen real estate.” (McLaughlin, 2018) These are a few out of many customizations that are not possible to implement within the iOS devices because of their iOS operating system. Android users could also put live wallpapers which move instead of being a still image.

Android phones allow for phone manufactures to implement new technology within their phones. For example, OLED displays and facial recognition for passwords have been on android phones for many years and Apple has just recently came out with the technology which was never new to Android. Apple was able to implement OLED displays on their phones due to the fact that Samsung (a company that produces android phones) had to help them catch up according to the source, “Samsung Display Co., part of Samsung Electronics Co., is the sole supplier of OLED screens for high-end Apple phones, but the manufacturer also uses them for its own smartphones.”(Media) This shows that Android phones have the advanced the technology that Apple needs to catch up on their iOS devices. Other up-to-date technology that apple has to catch up on are with ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, fast wireless charging, fast cable charging, heart rate sensors, and so much more which make Android phones superior to its predecessor.

Lastly the reason why Android phones come out on top is because of the variety of phones they have to offer with different manufactures. iOS phones are limited to only Apple products and it is very repetitive with its phone flag ships. The design has been relatively the same over the past years and it is very boring to look at. The technology stays the same throughout the years making minimal changes and not innovating new ideas for their products. Having the ability to choose the unique style and color you want on a phone is important to a consumer. If the consumer appreciates a certain phone like Android, they would want a variety of phones to choose from and not be stuck with the same design for many years like Apple users are.

Apple users often say that the iOS phones are superior because they are more secure in the sense of protecting someone’s data within their phones. Apple encrypts all of its data within the iPhones according to the source stated in the website digital trends, “Apple prioritizes user privacy, so you can feel safe knowing your personal data is not stored or read by Apple. It is all encrypted, too. Meanwhile, Android encrypts some data, but your privacy is less protected. Google mines your data for information that it can use to sell better ads and market products to you. Your data is also stored and read to provide you with a better A.I. experience.”(Hill, 2019) Apple users might think this is the reason why the iOS phones are better because of its protection with their customer’s data but in reality this doesn’t really matter if you were to lose your phone. On an android phone it is harder for a thief to steal due to its intelligent system. This system is that it could always be traced due to its feature of requiring a password to shut off the device so the thief cannot turn off the device which could lead the owner of the phone not finding it. This is not on the Apple devices which is the reason why there are more apple phones being stolen than android phones. For the majority of phone consumers it is more important to have a phone, in this case an Android phone, that protects against thievery than to protect a picture of you and your family with an encryption.

In conclusion the Android phones come on top of the iOS phones in customizability, up-to-date technology, and the variety of phone options that come with Android. Most Apple users will say their phones are better than Android but in reality they are stating dilutional ideas because the majority of these people have not even owned an android device in their life and are only saying what other iOS users say when talking about iOS vs Android phones