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This reminds me of the Mac vs. PC debates...
Each platform has their own benefits. Android is more open source, and is therefore more versatile. The drawback of that is simply that it isn't as stable as iOS and is more prone to malware (look at the recent Android malware history for the past year). It's more customizable, and can be used for everyday activities to data-heavy programs from different companies. It isn't locked down.
iOS is simply a walled garden type platform. You can't install it on other phones, but that's why it's better in terms of overall quality. The software was programmed for the hardware, and is able to take better advantage of the resources available to it. For example, Android handsets could use only 69% of a 1 GHz Snapdragon MSM8655 efficiently (the rest couldn't be utilized due to various reasons including maintaining the operating system in the first place, and other miscellaneous tasks) while an iOS device running on Apple's A4 chip can utilize over 80% of the processing power that's available. By doing so, Apple can pull out more performance out of an otherwise equivalent spec-on-paper hardware.
As for hardware quality, Apple is currently at the top. Their policy for not letting the end-user have any access to the internals of the phone (including the battery) allows them to place higher quality materials in a more compressed form factor. It helps each part of the structure of the phone reinforce each other. When you drop an Android phone, much of the time the screen cracks AND the battery/other components fall out or get damaged. With Apple, it's no better since the screen and the back both crack (made out of glass, eh?).
Remember that the specs sheet doesn't say everything. It's the final result and execution that matters. If this were a talk about two weapons, one could blow up 100 square miles in 5 seconds while the other would only be able to do that to 25 square miles in the same amount of time. The thing is, if the final execution sucks the 100 sq. mile-on-spec-sheet weapon would jam when you need it to work. That was an analogy, don't judge me. >.>
This reminds me of the Mac vs. PC debates...
Each platform has their own benefits. Android is more open source, and is therefore more versatile. The drawback of that is simply that it isn't as stable as iOS and is more prone to malware (look at the recent Android malware history for the past year). It's more customizable, and can be used for everyday activities to data-heavy programs from different companies. It isn't locked down.
iOS is simply a walled garden type platform. You can't install it on other phones, but that's why it's better in terms of overall quality. The software was programmed for the hardware, and is able to take better advantage of the resources available to it. For example, Android handsets could use only 69% of a 1 GHz Snapdragon MSM8655 efficiently (the rest couldn't be utilized due to various reasons including maintaining the operating system in the first place, and other miscellaneous tasks) while an iOS device running on Apple's A4 chip can utilize over 80% of the processing power that's available. By doing so, Apple can pull out more performance out of an otherwise equivalent spec-on-paper hardware.
As for hardware quality, Apple is currently at the top. Their policy for not letting the end-user have any access to the internals of the phone (including the battery) allows them to place higher quality materials in a more compressed form factor. It helps each part of the structure of the phone reinforce each other. When you drop an Android phone, much of the time the screen cracks AND the battery/other components fall out or get damaged. With Apple, it's no better since the screen and the back both crack (made out of glass, eh?).
Remember that the specs sheet doesn't say everything. It's the final result and execution that matters. If this were a talk about two weapons, one could blow up 100 square miles in 5 seconds while the other would only be able to do that to 25 square miles in the same amount of time. The thing is, if the final execution sucks the 100 sq. mile-on-spec-sheet weapon would jam when you need it to work. That was an analogy, don't judge me. >.>
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