Android or iPhone? Which one is better?

[Anonymous]

I choose option A

iPhone, duh!

Android wins my vote :)

[DonkeyDan]

You will find the the majority of people who work in tech and know about tech use Android, I think that alone tells you which one is better.

[Asker]

lol, yes.. but iPhonw is more comfortable because im kinda used to it. Android is better overall because its safer

[DonkeyDan]

Most people stick with what they first use as it becomes second nature. Having worked in tech a long time ago I can tell you that the apple hardware is inferior. Apple have an amazing ability to be able to convince people that they ate the first to come up with a technology and that just isn't true and there are a few thousand won lawsuits against Apple to prove that, they love stealing other peoples ideas and passing it off as their own. I briefly contracted for Apple when I was in tech this was long before the iPhone even existed and I vowed never to own an apple product after what I saw. Also I don't see the point I'm paying a much larger amount of money for something that is less powerful and less adaptable.
Having said all of that for the standard user it really isn't going to make a whole lot of difference.

[Red_Arrow]

You said iPhone "is more comfortable because im kinda used to it. Android is better overall because its safer" Used to it is not a good reason to use something if it is not safe. If you were using a certain power tool and found out that it had hurt several users while a similar tool is completely safe, would you continue to chance using the tool that hurts people? I use iPhone because it fits my needs better, and I am careful to avoid the unsafe things. But from the way you feel, it seems strange to stick with iPhone.

[Asker]

@Red_Arrow not really. My first phone was an iPhone, and the phones my parents bought me later were all iPhones. Its way more comfortable than Android, at least to me. I dont install unwanted apps on it. I only had the basic apps. Its not really strange. Im not sure about the security system since my brother was the one who installed and set up my new phones. I have heard that Android is way better for privacy and security reasons, but either way, it doesn't matter much, because I do not use my phone anymore.

[Asker]

@Red_Arrow my point is, since im not familiar with android, i wouldn't have a clue how it works. An iPhone fits my needs better as well, that is one of the reasons why i did not try out android. I didn't have a reason to switch my phones. My mom has an android phone and i haven't a clue how it works, like the settings, about the gallery, pictures saved and stuff like that. Maybe its because im not familiar with it. Its only fairly recent that i came to know that apple does not have a good security system as compared to android. And by the time i came to know about it, i was barely using my phone. I dont use my phone anymore (i either use my tablet or my laptop)

[Red_Arrow]

When I went from android to iphone there was no confusion. They are similar enough that switching was easy. But I do not see how you do not use a phone any more! You say you use your tablet or your laptop. I work all day and need my phone in case of urgent calls from family or doctors. No way I could carry a laptop or tablet at work. It also works as an alarm for events I need to do at certain times, a memo for recording things I think of during the day, such as things I need to get on the way home. It has my calendar for all my appointments, which I can refer to any time. Too many things would be forgotten or delayed if I did not carry my phone.

[Asker]

@Red_Arrow Still, never used Android in my life. Once, i had to turn off my mum's phone, i pressed both the volume and the power keys together, and i clicked something unknowingly, her phone restarted and all her contacts and photos were gone. The very small minute differences make a huge difference. It depends on the person. Im not tech savvy and usually depend on my mom or my brother to help me set up my phones.

I do not use my phone anymore mainly because of a stalker who kept making new accounts to stalk me on instagram. I was not allowed to have an instagram account until i went to college, but i opened one without my parents' knowledge. I got scared and told tgem about the stalker. He started threatening my friends asking for me, and found out the school i go to (i was following my school, so i think he found out from that) not sure. My mental health was already shitty and it only went downhill from there. I was shaken and it was incredibly scary. I gave my phone to my mum for a few months, took a break from online classes from a week, and went to a therapist. I also have anxiety. I use my laptop in front of my parents, and i've been using my tab for 2 weeks now, since my laptop is not working. I dont need my phone anyway, because i have microsoft teams.. i talk to my friends there

[Asker]

For a week*

[Asker]

It doesn't make sense to give up my phone, but i was just too overwhelmed and scared at that moment. It made sense to take a break from everything

[DonkeyDan]

Thanks for the MHO ❤

[johnsilf]

You should understand that this is not something that I settled by majority, nor democratic votes! On average the majority uses Android so if the techies follow what the general users it says nothing and nothing at all. To indicate a personal choice, it would have to differ from the general users!
iPhone's from Apple have a very limited number of models each year. Yet it is used by as many that it is compared with the hole platform of Androids! Android are made by many different manufacturers and comes in a large number of different types. Android should for this reason sell big time compare to the iPhones, but those iPhones couldn't care less! Apples phones are few and quite expensive, not the best recipe for reaching masses. Yet the get a big piece of the pie.
On the technical side, these two os's are not very different and could probably get 50% each of the votes. The hardware on the other hand are to huge advantage for Apple. The performance a iPhone have are ahead of any Android these days. Apple have the small number of models to thank for this because it gives them only phones that will fit quite large silicon. The chips in Android can't be as large because they will have to fit many different sized models and are therefore smaller and has less working capacity! Apple has recently brought the iPhone chip design to fit their laptops with impressive results. Apple are on the right track with this system on a chip the make.

[Tstrbrainer]

Question, how is Android safer?
I've always heard that iPhone really cares about privacy and security, it's lock is not easy to crack, etc.

Plus it's more efficient too, from what I've heard

[Tstrbrainer]

I thought iPhone was safe, till some recent news

[Tstrbrainer]

Is that a real cat? Looks weird

[Asker]

Lmfao, its a popular youtuber's pfp

[Asker]

Beluga

[Tstrbrainer]

Popular? Never heard of him before 😂

[horsenrhinounicorn]

Android has more brands and price points to choose from. iPhone is limited to just one manufacturer. So for Android you can typically get a better phone at the cheaper price points. iPhones are produced on a larger scale so for older phones replacement parts are more likely to be available. Different applications may only be available for iPhone or only for Android, so it also depends on what applications you can't live without. The most expensive phones have the most expensive repairs until they become less popular. If you wanted to have good audio, video and photo quality in a new phone without having to make a choice iPhones would be the most consistent. If you wanted to have your phone modified in both the operating system and hardware, Android would have the most options. Every year it can quickly change on which phone has the best technology, the phone market is very competitive, so one year iPhone may have the best expensive phone, the next year Android might be the winner. For software developers iPhone is easier to verify hardware compatibility, Android has way too many variations in hardware components, so for developers that means more drivers and testing for specialty software and the operating system. iPhones seem to be easier to locate when lost since the all typically have the same location software. Android phones have more choices for phones for easy battery removal. The cheapest new iPhone is $399. You can find a lot of great $99 Android phones, so Android is best for the money, but research will be required depending on what you want to do with it and how frequently you will replace it.

[integrale77]

Android gives you a lot more freedom the store is a lot more open and you can side load apps not in the store.

Apple always seems to be the choice of style conscious individuals. And individuals who don't have the know how to navigate the complexities of Android.

I'm will admit Apple brought the smartphone to the masses because before that there was pocket pc and Symbian. People laughed at us for picking a bulky phone like that but we where the pioneers of mobile tech and most of us will have gone to Android.

[Asker]

iPhone is a lot less complicated than Android, in my opinion.. at least, i found it to be like that

[Zenpanda]

Neither is better as a whole, but each is better in certain aspects.
It's pretty much PC vs xbox/playstation

IPhone is like Xbox/playstation.
You get a fancy complete package of preset features in a nice shell.

Android is like PC
You get the shell you like, with the hardware you want and for the features it's up to you to add and adjust them.

It all depends on if you want a set package deal or want to be more hands on with it.

I prefer android because I want to be able to make it my own. That's also why I prefer PC over console. In the end with both android and PC you have more optional features.
IPhone and consoles on the other hand have specific specialized features that they were built for and you can't get on the alternatives.

[Dennisjf12]

I will never buy an iPhone, last I was told. When one breaks, you are told to buy a new one because fixing the old one will cost between $1,000 to $2,000, and they don't open it to see if anything is broken. They don't let unauthorized repair dealers see repair manuals or wiring diagrams, and any are threatened with a $500,000 Lawsuit. one time a iPhone was taken to an unauthorized repair dealer, and he opened one of the phones that didn't work, he found that a wire had come unhooked because of the way it had been routed, it was too short if it had routed in a different way the wire length would have been fine, that reman put routed the wire the other way and put a new end on the wire, so the cost of for the parts for that repair was $5.00 the phone was put back together and worked fine, the guy that fixed the phone, said since it was simple repair he did not charge his normal shop repair fee

[dustybiker]

Android for me personally had nothing but bad reception, extremely short battery and phone life. Unstable, phones themselves were all buggy crashing left and right. Apple has been a tiny fraction of the frustration I’ve had with Android. Apple for me.

[Brokenheartedx]

I had an iphone, then it near went on fire as the charger was faulty, was replaced with another iphine, that to developed a fault, then another and another...

Im now andriod now. Iphones are 2 much hassle

[Asker]

Woahh, it caught fire? Damn. Hope you were safe

[Levin]

I have a Samsung s10 and it's still smooth as fuck and never lags after 2 years of abuse.

My parents have an iphone, and it's like I'm using some technology from the 90s whenever I have to lay my hands on it to fix it for them. So unintuitive, too.

[sawno]

iPhones spy on your photo's and don't allow you to install anything apple does not approve off. They also go out of their way to be hard to repair and set stupidly annoying industry trends. Android is much better, but unfortunately some brands are copying apples behavior.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

I think the question should have been, which one you are more comfortable with.

I am an android user but given choice, I would still be with Samsung.
Both are amazing OS but both have very different market.
Android are more specs looking, tech savvy you can say.
iOS market goes more over anesthetics and is okay with the premium and the closed wall.

[crmoore]

Neither are "better." They have pros and cons that appeal to different people with different interests. For example, iPhone is trendier and often times is at the forefront of new and hip features, while Android is highly customizable.

But I prefer android of the two.

[sawno]

Ever since Jobs died i have yet to see iPhones really pioneer a new feature, Android tends to be ahead of them in most things. The only thing iPhones have been pioneering is disastrous idea's like notches, headphone jack removal, etc.

[cookiecrusher]

Iphone is the driving force to make devices more expensive to repair, or impossible. They also make them shittier, not as good parts, screens etc.

Batteries are way smaller. Yes they burn a bit less battery per min so in hours they don't last that bad when new. However with lower capacity will die a lot faster due to dropped voltages.

I could go on for years. Androids aren't perfect either with their pile of shenanigans but so far still far ahead of these business practices.

[Cherry234]

I like the iPhone better and that's what I have. Maybe people will consider me "old-fashioned" since I don't keep up on all the latest technologies but I still have an iPhone 7 that my mom got me 2 years ago.

[jshm2]

Depends what you want to do.

If you want to be locked into an ecosystem with a phone your grandmother has, then it's iPhone. if you want a real phone and which you can do what you like with, then it's Android.

[t-8900]

I honestly don't think an iphone can do anything for me they my Android doesn't do at a fraction of the cost. But I just use text, call, and internet on this thing so don't get all the hype. Plus my camera is perfectly fine too.

[AviatorTom]

Android phone is cheaper, allows more flexibility and functions by the user, and has the market share of smart phones in the world. Apple is expensive and forces the user to do things the Apple way.

[TwinkleLily5]

I use to be one of those stubborn Android users who did not want an iPhone but once I got one I love it. Team iPhone 📱 whenever I use my android (WiFi) it annoys me.

[bones_20]

iPhone is my preference. Mainly for the cute little apple on the back. 🙃

[dustybiker]

Can’t believe this didn’t get a snarky reply in 9hours. lol I agree. It is a lovely little apple. 🤓

[Anonymous]

As far as I can see, iPhone UI is a bit slicker and more focused as well as being more restrictive.
Personally, I don't want to pay for the name and the kudos so I buy older Android phones which fundamentally do the exact same thing.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Android= Freedom to customize the experience.

Android= Better technology innovation.

IPhone offers the same Bull year after year under a different name and you suckas keep giving them your money.

[BillyBalls]

True.

The smart phone has been around for 13 years. Like the car companies, Apple puts out a new model every year.

[glitteringgingersnap]

I like the IPhone because it’s simplistic but I’ve never had an Android so I can’t really judge haha.

[Asker]

Lol same!