For some tablet users, the design of the device is super important. Not everyone will like the same design, right? However, the design will tell you a lot about the quality of a gadget. Overall, iPads all look alike except for the size. Among them, Samsung tablets definitely stand out and are sturdier, leaner, and sleeker. But for the most part, Android tablet brands focus less on the design. The most important comparison point for any device is the software and interface.
One of the biggest strengths of the iPad is the App Store. There are over a million apps available for download, all of which are also customized for iPads. My Profile Log Out. Join Discussion. Add Your Comment. Early Black Friday tech deals Snag these doorbusters while you can Hardware. Please review our terms of service to complete your newsletter subscription. While Apple Pay was launched over a year after tap-to-pay features on some Android phones, its integration with fingerprint identification arguably makes Apple Pay easier to use.
Usage of Apple Pay has certainly been significantly higher. In fact, Apple Pay has kindled interest in mobile payments and prompted Android users to discover the feature on their phones, leading to an increase in use of Google Wallet over NFC. This makes the system less vulnerable to bugs, but developer confusion means that many apps ask for unnecessary permissions.
The most widespread malware on Android is one where text messages are sent to premium rate numbers without the knowledge of the user, and the sending of personal information to unauthorized third parties. As it is the more popular smartphone operating system, it is more likely to be the focus of attacks. Malware writers are less likely to write apps for iOS, due to Apple's review of all the apps and verification of the identity of app publishers.
However, if an iOS device is jailbroken and apps installed from outside Apple's store, it can be vulnerable to attacks and malware. Both iOS and Android are also vulnerable to bugs e. In the real world, the security of an Android or iOS device is only as good as the software updates that have been applied to it.
This is where iOS shines because of the fragmented nature of the Android ecosystem. Apple releases software updates and makes them available to all iOS devices at the same time. On Android, Google releases software updates and security patches to Nexus devices. Devices from other manufacturers lag behind because the manufacturer must take these security updates from Google and apply them to their own devices "in the wild".
Virtually all manufacturers do a poor job at this. Most don't release patches to devices older than months. Even when they do, these security updates are rolled out months after Nexus devices receive them. That Android devices are less secure is also evidenced by this bounty program ; a company that obtains security exploits from hackers and sells them to governments has a bounty on 0-day i. The amounts of the bounties are a rough proxy for how easy it is to exploit these platforms in practice.
Both iOS and Android are "vulnerable" to a certain kind of privacy leak: an app installed on either platform can get a list of all other apps installed on the same device.
This means your calculator app can find out that you use Tinder and relay that information back to its publisher, who is then free to use this info in whatever way they choose. In November , Twitter announced that it is now tracking the list of apps its users have installed on their phones. Twitter is far from being the only company doing this. Beyond the list of apps, when it comes to protecting users' private information, iOS wins. Until Android Marshmallow was released in , when installing apps on Android, the user was presented with all the permissions that the app is requesting.
This was an all-or-nothing proposition. The user could choose to accept the app's request for permissions or not install the app at all. App developers take advantage of this "feature" and request a lot of user information. For example, Pandora's mobile app on Android requests permissions for your Google identity, contacts, calendar, photos, media, files and even call information. Pandora's app on iOS gets no such permissions. After it is installed and opened by the user, an iOS app may request additional permissions like location and access to Contacts.
But the user can reject these permission requests. Even after approving the permission requests, iOS users can quickly glance at which apps have access to their Contacts and location data, and turn off access for apps with which they no longer want to share this data.
Android M or Marshmallow allowed a new permissions regime where apps could request permissions as needed. However, a majority of Android apps still take the approach of requesting permissions upfront. While it is possible to manage app permissions on Android at a more granular level, this option is buried deep in the settings. Anyone can create and distribute Android apps for free; users are free to download apps from outside the official Google Play store.
Apps published on Google Play undergo a review by Google. In Beyond Flat , SeatGeek founder Jack Groetzinger outlines a lot of the differences in how Android and iOS approach their design aesthetic and what it means for app developers.
For example,. The article outlines several other differences and is a great read. Several prominent people have shifted from iPhone to Android. Android's connection to the Google ecosystem of services is strong and arguably more useful compared with Apple's cloud services suite. Share this comparison:. Usually iOS devices have better battery life as compared to Android devices.
But unlike Android devices you cannot replace the battery yourself. As we have seen in part 1 above, there aren't very many differences between the two platforms.
They may have been vastly different in the past but thanks to competition and other factors, iOS and Android devices have been moving closer together in terms of features and functionality.
The following are just some of the similarities between the two. It is very easy to install an app on your iPhone or iPad.
You can do it on your device from the app store or from iTunes. The iOS device will do the rest and your application will be ready to use in seconds.
The same applies to Android devices. Another major similarity is that they both use very similar touch and gesture conventions to run the device. On both Android and iOS devices you make use of touch screen technology. With both devices you get a home screen, although the actual makeup of the home screen may vary. You also require a swipe gesture to get into both the devices.
In both iOS and Android Apps generally run in full screen mode which means you can only use one app at a time. This doesn't however mean that you cannot multitask. Both platforms offer a multi-tasking feature although the other apps will be running in the background.
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