Apple iOS vs Google android

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iOS

Not much needs to be said about Apple’s mobile operating system that hasn’t already been said. When the original iPhone was introduced it represented a revolution in what we expected of smartphones, and has done wonders for Apple’s bottom line.

Pros:Apple’s integrated approach has meant a consistent user experience across all devices. This has also meant that when devs develop for iOS devices, they needn’t worry about operating system fragmentation – a big deal, no doubt. It’s no wonder they’ve just crossed the 300,000 apps mark, and the iPhone 4 is selling like hotcakes.

Cons:Apple’s control over the system often means users are robbed of apps that could genuinely augment their experience. This is good or bad, depending on how you look at it. We tend toward it being negative.

Google android
When Android launched, people were curious, but nobody in the world could have predicted it would be such arousing success. Handset manufacturers are abandoning other mobile OS platforms left right and centre in favour of Google’s.

Pros:Choice. Android now has a wide range of very good handsets available for it, representing the right to choose devices, even if you want a mostly consistent mobile OS. The platform has also grown very stable recently, with apps crossing the 90,000 mark, and big name devs like Rovio giving it some gaming love.

Cons: Fragmentation. Simply put, the difference in capability between many Google Android phones, some of which are retailing right now, is pathetic. How Sony Ericsson can have an X8 running Android 1.6, while the Samsung Galaxy S runs Android 2.2 is unacceptable, and will only serve to confuse customers.

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You are on the mark but some examples wouldn't hurt.

Right now you can't record screen video and audio on ios, unless it is done using external recorder via AppleTV or something.
You need to jailbreak and get an app that can do that.
This capability would be nice when you want to demonstrate how to do stuff using the iphone.

Android does not do music apps very well. Apple ios is much much better at music instruments and stuff, just check out garageband.

Android does wifi scanner or wifi analyzer, ios does not.

Android allows saving of data to microSD card so music, videos, and document files can be archived. Apple ios does not promote taking files out of ios, only bringing in files like pictures and videos are permitted in ios.

Apple icloud saves your apps so that you can download them on newer ios devices. In android, I only know of Samsung that does something similar. This is a pro, but if you're a privacy concerned citizen then you may not like Apple employees accessing your pictures and videos.

Android Jelly Bean 4.2 lets your device support multiuser accounts. Apple ios is not doing that yet. But Apple icloud allows different accounts to be used on the same ios device so that apps from a friend can be downloaded on your ios device if the friend lets you.

I could go on, but I need to rest my two fingers.

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Here is another one:

Apple ios does not believe in wired ethernet. Some android devices (Hyundai T7) support via OTG usb ethernet adapter.
For company employer security situation this is very important.
Acer, Samsung, and Matsunichi does the same thing as Apple.

I wish there was a more comprehensive list of this.
A website that sells usb ethernet adapter has a pretty nice but short list.
https://sites.google.com/site/bobjge...hernet-Adapter