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What is Special in the Apple iPhone?
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If you cannot see the benefits of the iPhone it is too superior for you so stay with the copies.
I'm heavily invested in iOS apps and my main contacts use iPhones so iMessages, and other services are a factor.
Beyond that I had a nexus 5 and I liked it better than my 5S except the camera. The nexus 5S camera was no where near as good as the 5S on the software side.
Biggest con for iOS IMO is how closed it is compared to android. It works best with other apple products as far as car integration, media sharing, etc which are typically good products but add up in price quick and further lock you in their ecosystem and their limited support for media formats.
Biggest pro IMO is the UI. when I had any android whether nexus 5, galaxy with cyanogenmod or other rom. The change was nice but got old. iOS to me provides the best user experience and interface. Android menus and options are all over the place and inconsistent.
Far from the truth. Any app can be put into the play store and many are infected. After owning half a dozen or more android phones, the iPhone is a relief to me. Plus working for government and banking industry companies that require high security, android phones are not allowed due to their security issues. Only blackberry and ios devices which at my current company are now the standard phone.
No. Get over yourself. My phone has never gotten malware or anything like that.
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If you cannot see the benefits of the iPhone it is too superior for you so stay with the copies.
Oh really, so what if I did have an iPhone and didn't like it?
As someone who used both iOS and Android, I can say that iPhone is far superior. Here's why:
Only pro of Android I can see is price. You can get a cheaper Android phone but you can't get a cheap iPhone. Other than that iPhone is a lot better
- AppStore and accesories. I think the main point of having a smartphone is accesories adn apps. You can do almost anything thing with them. And most accesories are made for iPhone and except super-common apps like FaceBook and Twitter, most great apps are only available on AppStore. Play Store was bad to me, apps were poorly designed, they crashed too much and there were really few Android accesories. I think that makes iPhone more capable
- iPhone can be customised a lot more. Believe or not, when you jailbreak it, Cydia has much more tweaks than Android. Yup, Android is far more customisable than an iPhone but a jailbroken iPhone is far more customisable than an Android.
- I like Apple's Quality. They don't use marketing gimmicks like ppi over display quality, megapixels over camera quality etc. iPhone is also beautifully designed in my opinion
- I like UI of iOS. It's a lot simplier. There is only app icons so navigating around phone are very easy you don't even realise you are switching apps.
- When you get an iPhone you get Apple apps, Google apps and MS apps. But when you get an Android you only get Google apps.
- I like Apple's ecosystem. Everything works so seamlessly such as AirPlay, iTunes etc.
- Direct updates. You don't need to wait for months to get an update on an iPhone and Apple provides more updates. iPhone 4 which is a 4-year-old phone is still getting updates. (You can skip it if you are intereted in Nexus)
- Better resale value
Only pro of Android I can see is price. You can get a cheaper Android phone but you can't get a cheap iPhone. Other than that iPhone is a lot better
Seems like you are pretty ignorant about android. Stock Android is more capable than a jailbroken iphone. The basic core of ios is much lacking so even jailbreak won't help.
If you said app quality referred to how the UI itself looked then maybe. As the ios core only has a subset of Android capability most android equivalent apps are usually more powerful. This include sharing, intent and event driven capability, background processing and cooperative multitasking.
Iphone icon based UI maybe easier for the novice. Then again it is so boring compared to what android launcher can have. If you like looking at grid of icons day in day out then you will feel at home with ios.
Ah... updates. Nowaday most core apps are delinked from android and can be updated by themselves without doing a firmware update. This us better as apps can be updated quickly. So it really is a non issue. For example for iPhone to get a camera software update you have to wait forever. Google camera app is now in Playstore which can timely update.
Playstore imo is still better because of Web interface. Both platforms app store have far too many apps to make comparison moot. You can most probably find any iPhone equivalent or similar apps in android. However there are many type of apps in different application areas that can never be found in iPhone due to the restrictive and limited ios capability.
I had android for 3+ years and whilst I loved it at the time there was always a nagging feeling to try iOS. Since starting in IT more and more clients were using iOS of some kind.
I knew android inside out and was fed up with not understanding queries related to iOS from my customers.
Now I can confidently assist and troubleshoot better with both platforms. I am a little out of touch with the latest android but I know the basics!
I knew android inside out and was fed up with not understanding queries related to iOS from my customers.
Now I can confidently assist and troubleshoot better with both platforms. I am a little out of touch with the latest android but I know the basics!
Wow really? So must be strange they make all these Anti Malware apps for a reason on the Android phones. You may have one and don't even know it like most non-technical people.
Just like they make tons for Windows and yet there are still plenty of people out there who have been using windows for ages and never got into any trouble (some even without even basic anti-virus/malware stuff, while others with that, which doesn't really affect them in any bad or even noticeable way by having and using it).Wow really? So must be strange they make all these Anti Malware apps for a reason on the Android phones. You may have one and don't even know it like most non-technical people.
Wow really? So must be strange they make all these Anti Malware apps for a reason on the Android phones. You may have one and don't even know it like most non-technical people.
They make tons of Antivirus software for Macs too. Means nothing.
Capable and better are different. For my reasons an iPhone is better than any android even though an android is more capable.
What is Special in the Apple iPhone?
There would be anti malware apps in the iOS App Store if Apple didn't restrict them. Doesn't mean much.
I never had malware when using Android. But I was careful what I downloaded.
Wow really? So must be strange they make all these Anti Malware apps for a reason on the Android phones. You may have one and don't even know it like most non-technical people.
There would be anti malware apps in the iOS App Store if Apple didn't restrict them. Doesn't mean much.
I never had malware when using Android. But I was careful what I downloaded.
I am saying even factoring your personal reasons it is still wrong to say a jailbroken iphone is more customisable than android. You can say the world is square but that doesn't mean it has some chance of it being correct even though you wholeheartedly believe that.
I agree with what you are saying, though my belief is an unjailbroken iPhone is better than an android for my reasons.
Exactly. Nothing wrong with Android--so OP--stick with it if you like it. But if you are an Apple household, there is really no choice but to go with the iPhone--it works in perfect sync with Macs, iPads, ATV, Airplay devices--and of course iCloud. So it makes sense for me--but may not for you.
It really depends on personal preferences, I own both platforms my tablet is android and my phones are Ios, both have their pros and cons but I really prefer ios ( maybe I'm a fanboy ) there are lots of apps some of them look far better on ios etc. Ios phone is great if you are looking to sync your apple devices easier and other things that are only on this platform. I'm from the casual users which change their wallpaper from time to time and use their phones mainly for texing, making phone call, check e-mail, watch some videos while waiting or listen music at the gym, not a big fan of customisation.
whatever makes you sleep better at night mate.
android (the latest/recent versions of the past couple of years) per se is not an unsafe OS. its opened and flexible design which gives more power to the user to do more makes it by nature more susceptible to reports of attacks and malware because people use it recklessly and disable basic security features in the process.
with a little common sense, however, its as safe as any modern OS.
you can inform yourself more here:
https://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/
you think iOS is safe?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...reach-should-scare-you-more-than-targets-did/
https://blog.kaspersky.com/apples-ios-7-has-a-major-security-flaw/
knock yourself out. you can also read about how not long ago people could circumvent the password lock to access your contacts and what not.
oh and ....
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/03/tech/mobile/government-android-phones/
What's so special about the iPhone? For me, it's because they're simple enough for my parents to use. I tried putting them on Android first but they found Android difficult. Meanwhile, they took to iOS like fish to water and that's despite the fact that they're staunch Windows users. I have no idea why they have an issue with Android since for me, both platforms are easy enough to use. That said, since the family uses iOS devices, I have to use it too for compatibility with iMessage, FaceTime, etc.
What are you talking about? Have you really read my post? iPhone is simply more capable, compare iOS apps to Android apps, iPhone accessories to Android Accessories, Cydia Tweaks to Android tweaks. Also do you really think updates do not matter? Have you ever heard of ''fragmentation'' and ''Security Patches''? Also Android UI is simply terrible, Google collects your information and does not care about you, Android has some serious security problems and it crashes a lot more. Android only has 1 advantage, price, that's it.
Note: I used iPhone 3G, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 10.1
The unmatched ecosystem (apps, books, movies, TV shows, music, accessories, integration between devices, services, consumer software, pro software, etc.) . No one else comes close. It is by far the best overall phone, all things considered.
It has the most powerful SoC and it matters because iOS and some apps take advantage of it, unlike Android.
There isn't an Android smartphone with a better overall camera;
I don't think that there is an Android device with better 4g browsing battery life;
For me, the best design;
Most apps fit perfectly with iOS 7,unlike the mess that you find in Google Play.
Updates and support.
I can't wait to get an iPhone too. Also, you know that if someone is going to innovate something and make something better, it's Apple.
For example, there's no difference in usability and features for the regular user between 4.1 and 4.4. 4.0 was out in 2010.
lol you never did jailbreak your iphone have you?
nor did you ever own an android phone.
its alright we we all expect bias in this site.. sometimes it just too obvious though
lol you never did jailbreak your iphone have you?
nor did you ever own an android phone.
its alright we we all expect bias in this site.. sometimes it just too obvious though
XD
Agree here
Try to make yourself feel as good as what you want, but they are not as safe as IOS or BES period. Government companies test phones very hard and the Androids due to their openness of the O/S are not secure enough. Reason why the White House, FBI, and most banks do not allow Androids on their networks yet. And this is from experience.
Oh and an old article back in 2012 about the secure android phones. Guess what, they aren't using them. They just got IOS devices.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/26/u-s-government-finds-0-7-of-all-mobile-malware-affects-ios-wh/
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/iosapps/ios-vs-android-which-is-more-secure-3499540/
iOS vs. Android: Which is more secure?
Oh and an old article back in 2012 about the secure android phones. Guess what, they aren't using them. They just got IOS devices.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/26/u-s-government-finds-0-7-of-all-mobile-malware-affects-ios-wh/
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/iosapps/ios-vs-android-which-is-more-secure-3499540/
iOS vs. Android: Which is more secure?
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