...IPhone VS Andoid IPhone and Android Phones are two of the top phones in the market in the present time. While both phones offer great features, the programs and running software make each of the phone unique to each individual person. It is really more of a preference for each person. There are many great features on each phone. The programing which each phones system runs under is very different. The OS internal system of stacks is called the Kernel. Android which was developed under Google software uses the Google used the Linux version 2.6 OS to build Android's kernel, this also includes Android's memory management programs. Now IPhone OS is a mobile operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the default operating system of the IPhone. It is a UNIX like OS that is derived from Mac OS X. It is hard to say who would have the overall advantage in this case because both networks are strong. With one’s personal experience testing the Android Google market, most of the Applications did not work as well as the ones for the IPhones. Most of those third party builders did not have the slightest idea on how to make a successful application. An example of a third party program downloaded and tested was an MP3 music downloader. It downloaded a few songs and they stayed on the phone for a couple of days. Then an update came along with it and they would wipe all music out that had been downloaded. More than likely it was due to not being on a legal stand point to have...
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...IPHONE VS. ANDROID IPHONE VS. ANDROID ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE’S ANDROID ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE’S ANDROID Google's mission statement is “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.” In producing its Android operating system, Google has continued to deliver on this promise, as it has become the world’s leader in smartphone sales. The following section examines the major advantages of the Android operating system to Google’s hardware, and the reasons it has quickly overtaken its competitors to become the leading smartphone seller in the world. Also, the following section will examine how Google is using and developing new software that, paired with its smartphone, will continue to strengthen its hold in smartphone market supremacy. Hardware In late 2008, Google introduced the first Android operating phone into the smartphone market. Within two years, Google’s Android operating system (AOS) became the world’s leader in overall smartphone sales. Today, Google owns 50 percent of the market share for total smartphone sales in the world. Google’s closest competitor, Apple, who released their smartphone in mid-2007, owns only 30 percent of the smartphone market share (Associated Press, 2012, para. 1). With Google’s success in the smartphone market, its achievements have now led it to use its Android operating system to start seeking competition with Apple in other similar products, such as tablets. When examining Google’s Android...
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...from Sam Costello for about.com article iPhone vs Android: Which smartphone should you buy? http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonevscompetitors/tp/Iphone-Or-Android-which-to-buy.htm Hardware is the first place that the differences between the iPhone and Android become clear. Apple is the only company that makes iPhones, giving it extremely tight control over how the software and hardware work together. On the other hand, Google offers its Android software to many phone makers (Samsung, HTC, LG, and Motorola, among others, offer Android phones). As a result, Android phones vary quite a bit in size, weight, features, user experience, and quality. Apple offers users a single choice: what model of iPhone do you want (5, 4S or 4), not what company’s phone and then what model. Of course, some people may prefer the greater choice Android offers. Others, though, will appreciate the simplicity and quality offered by the iPhone. Apple's support for older phones is generally better than Android's. Take for instance, iOS 6, its latest OS. It includes full support for the iPhone 4, a more than two-year-old phone as of this writing. Because of that, the latest version of the iOS, 6.1.2, became the most-used version just a week after its release. On the other hand, Android 4.0, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich, is running on just 2.9% of Android devices 6 months after its release. This is partly because the makers of the phones control when the OS is released for their phones and, as that...
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...Android versus iPhone Karla Washington ENG/130 February 9th, 2015 Maureen Chisholm The Choice is yours Since 2007, I have been an iPhone user. I stood in line for hours waiting for the Apple store to open so that I could purchase their newest creation. I happily handed over $599 for the opportunity to be the owner of the first iPhone and the latest gadget out there. Yes, I was fondly known as “the gadget girl.” If there was a new gadget, I had to have it, at any cost. The very first iPhone was released on June 29, 2007 in the United States where thousands of people (including myself) were reported to have waited outside Apple and AT&T retail stores days before the device's launch; with many stores reporting stock shortages within an hour. To avoid repeating the problems of the PlayStation 3 launch, which caused burglaries and even a shooting, off-duty police officers were hired to guard stores overnight. (Hart & Sabrina, 2007) For years, Apple has cornered the cell phone market with their creation of the iPhone, but now people are turning to the next best thing, the Android. It has the same features as the iPhone for less of the cost and more freedom of choice for the user. So what will it be? The iPhone fad, with a new iPhone every other year or the Android, with numerous types, price points and choices with the ability to have extra money in your pocket? Android and Google are a better choice I was an iPhone user up until the iPhone 5. In 2013, I...
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...IPhone and Android are the latest and most powerful Operating Systems on the market. They are used in our everyday lives, and to be honest who can live without them. Every day over a 10,000 new electronics are purchased. IPhone and Android being the top 2, Apple and Samsung have went head to head in competing for the best product. Apple seems to keep their consumer coming back for more time after time. Making apple the top most purchased product in the U.S. Meanwhile Android is not far behind. They are both great OS’ and both have earned the respect of the world. So now let’s look at the specks of the two devices. While the iPhone has been stuck at the3.5” screen for the past for generations; Apple finally decided on its latest product add-on to make the screen bigger. The stunning iPhone 5 came to be the biggest screen that apple has decided to upgrade the features of the screen. This was the biggest change to the iPhone as most consumers would say. It featured a retina display for nice chromatic picture and video display. With liquid crystal display that apple claims that a natural human eye wouldn’t be able to notice pixilation. Apple also had enforced that this was the sleekest, thinnest, iPhone to date. Weighing in at 3.95 ounces, light and durable! Next on the list iOS, While Android seems to have iOS beat in the market with their amazing Play Store. Apple seems to be catching up in some areas to make the completion list. IOS features many new advanced features including;...
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...Creatine Versus Anabolic Steroids Over the past few years, many athletes have been using performance-enhancing supplements on a regular basis. Two of the most widely known and used supplements are creatine and anabolic steroids. Although both of these supplements are well known in the sports world, they are different in the positive, the negative, and the long-term effects they have on their users. Creatine is a fairly new supplement that can have some very positive effects on a person’s physical appearance. The main function of creatine is to help provide the energy needed to move muscles in the body. It is a naturally occurring nutrient, and it is usually found in muscles (Sahelian 1). Creatine enlarges muscles with a creatine-rich fluid, which causes the muscles to move less, while being able to lift more weight than normal (Smeets 2). According to Dr. George Sotiropoulos, “its beneficial effects have only been noticed in high-intensity, shortduration, repetitive sports, such as track and field or weightlifting, with no benefit in aerobic events” (qtd. in Johnson 1). Most people who take creatine notice an increase in muscle size as well as an improvement in strength. This size increase is attributed to both water preservation as well as an increase in the amalgamation of proteins (Sahelian 1). The use of creatine has a number of people reporting a variety of negative effects. Those effects consist of headaches, clenched teeth, and stomach cramps, as well as...
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...* 43 (62.31%) either live with their parents or rent An important part of this survey is that the responder has some kind of experience with smartphones. As was expected most people responded that they currently owned a phone, in-fact on one responder didn’t. Of the 69 persons, 60 (86.95%), indicated they currently owned an Android or iPhone. It was noted that 27 (39.13%) responders have owned their phone between one and six months. The survey also revealed that 28 (40.58%) people paid between $150 and $299 for their phones. New phones when bought on a new or renewed contract cost between $199 and $299. Based on these two figures, it is being assumed that most people have fairly new phones. The findings showed that aside from people switching between Androids and iPhones, for 30 (43.48%) people, their current phone was not their first smartphone. Most (34.78%) of those responders indicated they owned BlackBerrys before switching over to an Android or iPhone. Of the 60 people who owned Androids or iPhones, 57 (95%) claimed that they were happy with their current phones. Of the three that were unhappy, two owned Androids and one owned an iPhone. There are usually a core group of...
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...At the end of the 2011 fiscal year, Android phones crept just above iPhones in overall sales. Apple had been at the top of the list and unparalleled since the dawn of the iPhone. While there seems to be an ongoing debate over which is better, the iPhone and Android smartphones have many similarities and differences to consider. Apple's iPhone OS and Google's Android OS have many components in common; both are Linux-based operating systems for smartphones, but there are some dramatic differences that make these platforms almost very different. The iPhone's OS is completely closed. This means that it is being developed by Apple and used exclusively for Apple products. The only smartphones that will ever run the iPhone are manufactured by only this one company. Android, on the other hand, is open. This means that it is being developed primarily by Google, and with the help of a group of companies. Many of the members of this group, the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), will release smartphones based on the Android operating system. Some of these companies include HTC, Samsung, and Motorola. There are advantages and disadvantages to both operating systems, and the competition between the two platforms is going to shape the smartphone market for years to come. Both the iPhone and Android platforms offer many similar features that are appealing to the user. Both have a fairly long battery life, single and dual cameras that also take video, easy uploading to Facebook, Twitter, etc...
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...t the end of the 2011 fiscal year, Android phones crept just above iPhones in overall sales. Apple had been at the top of the list and unparalleled since the dawn of the iPhone. While there seems to be an ongoing debate over which is better, the iPhone and Android smartphones have many similarities and differences to consider. Apple's iPhone OS and Google's Android OS have many components in common; both are Linux-based operating systems for smartphones, but there are some dramatic differences that make these platforms almost very different. The iPhone's OS is completely closed. This means that it is being developed by Apple and used exclusively for Apple products. The only smartphones that will ever run the iPhone are manufactured by only this one company. Android, on the other hand, is open. This means that it is being developed primarily by Google, and with the help of a group of companies. Many of the members of this group, the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), will release smartphones based on the Android operating system. Some of these companies include HTC, Samsung, and Motorola. There are advantages and disadvantages to both operating systems, and the competition between the two platforms is going to shape the smartphone market for years to come. Both the iPhone and Android platforms offer many similar features that are appealing to the user. Both have a fairly long battery life, single and dual cameras that also take video, easy uploading to Facebook, Twitter, etc...
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...iPhone Vs. Android By Jeremiah Collins Smartphones are a handheld computer that also acts a phone. It’s a device designed to access internet service (E-mail, Web, etc.) anywhere you are. A device that runs an identifiable operating system (just as your home computers runs anything from Windows to MacOS). But today were going to be talking the difference between iPhone and Android, giving you three main information about each device. First information that were going to be talking about is the history of the iPhone. Line of phones begins with Steve Jobs' direction that Apple Inc. engineers investigate touchscreens and a tablet computer to the world on June 29, 2007, called the iPhone. Second information is how many iPhones has been sold since it first began. As of November 2013: 421 million iPhones has been sold worldwide. And the last information were going to be talking about with the iPhone. Why Apple Inc. has been winning the world with their product of the iPhone over the years. Some people might say it’s because Apple Inc. has been one step ahead of the competitions. But I believe it’s because Steve Jobs’ thought of a system that would be easy enough for young child and elderly people, to use one device that fix all. That’s my opinion in that matter. Next were going to be talking about the Android product by Google Inc. The history of Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile...
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...TO IDENTIFY THE TOP THREE OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR SMARTPHONES AND EXPLAIN THEIR FEATURES In this report I want to explain what are the three major smartphone operating systems and their features. The contents of this paper will describe the different design features of Google’s Android, Apple’s iOS and Microsoft’s WindowsPhone operating systems and why the consumers favor them. If you have any questions you can contact me at 409344-0867 or at nuthaky.phani@gmail.com Respectfully yours, Phani Nuthaky TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Page I. INTRODUCING THE REPORT 1 A. What is a smart phone? 1 B. Key smart phone features 1 C. What is a smart phone operating system? 2 II. WHY IS ANDROID THE TOP SMARTPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM? 3 A. What users love in Android? 3 B. Some of the drawbacks of Android 4 III. iOS APPLE’S SMARTPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM 5 A. Features of iOS 5 B. Setbacks of iOS 6 IV. WINDOWS PHONE OPERATING SYSTEM 6 A. Top features of Windows Phone 7 B. Trade offs of Windows Phone 8 IV. SUMMING UP THE SMARTPHONE OS COMPARISON 9 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Graphic Page TABLE 1 Top Smartphone Platforms 11 TO IDENTIFY THE TOP THREE OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR SMARTPHONES AND EXPLAIN THEIR FEATURES I. INTRODUCTION A. What is a smart phone? A smartphone (or smart phone) is a mobile phone with...
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...51.6 billion only from Iphone sells. Last quarter we also sold more 74.83m smartphones in the fourth quarter, ahead of the 73.03m phones sold by Samsung who is the largest Android-powered mobile computing devices manufacturer and retailer. While Apple's smartphones sales jumped about 49% in the fourth quarter 2016 , according to Gartner. In contrast, Samsung, the market dominator since 2011, recorded a nearly 12% fall. (1) We also made more revenue from Iphone in a quarter than Google have ever made from android.(2) Our apple store offer more than 1.5 apps currently , and is widely known that building for iOS is also easier. We plan to continue optimizing our platform to make it even easier for developers to build apps on it in contrast working in a heavily fragmented Android, platform. Our app quality is better overall according to uTest usability testing, IOS users spend more money on apps even if they download fewer apps overall, our user also spend more time on the internet (3) Android apps don’t make nearly as much money as their iOS counterparts. Android users spend significantly less on average than iOS users. And piracy rates for paid apps are staggeringly high – something like 95 percent of downloads for a paid app are coming from pirates (4) Young people I talk to with Android phones have them because it was cheap, or free, and their goal is to buy an iPhone a year or two from now when they have the money. They settled with an Android phone and now they’re settling...
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...Apple vs Androids Apple and androids are very similar , but they also have several differences. Apple and androids or the most popular phones out., and loved by many people. People love iphones and some people love androids but some people like both, BUt i believe that iphones are better than androids. I think that because they have better qualities and space you can use a lot of gigabits and still have a lot a space left on your iphone but on an android when u download 3 apps your storage goes up and it says your storage is full. Apple¨s are different from androids because they have smaller screens than some androids phones, Iphones 5 have longer battery capacity, and iphones have a very high price when you try to go buy them. They have Lesser carries and hard to find in stores, have more gigabits then androids. Iphones are so different from androids because they have smaller screens and some have big screens. Iphones have a lot of different stuff than most phones they come out ever year or mouth with different upgrades....
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...Apple’s iPhone5 vs. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 Apple’s iPhone5 vs. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 In today’s world, technology has a huge impact on the way that individuals live and communicate. Technology is used at work, school, home, and just about anywhere else that one could imagine. The use of cell phones has been the dynamic for the 21st century. Just about everyone, from the elderly, to elementary students owns one. With such a huge variety of cell phones on today’s market, the iPhone5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 reign as today’s market leaders. Both devices are exceptional however, when comparing the technology, design, and overall functionality of the iPhone5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 there are some commonalities and differences that prove the superiority of the Samsung device. Examining the design of these two handsets provided by the industry leaders, Apple and Samsung shows that the Galaxy S3 has a vibrant 4.8 inch Super AMOLED HD display, whereas its competitor boasts a 4 inch Retina LCD display. As far as the display goes, the Galaxy S3 is one of the best 720p display smartphones on the market. When comparing these two devices one cannot help but to notice the drastic difference in size. The Galaxy S3 measures 5.38 inches high, 2.78 inches wide, .34 inches thick, and weighs 4.70 ounces. Its counterpart measures 4.87 inches high, 2.31 inches wide, .30 inches thick, and weighs 3.95 ounces. In other words, the Galaxy S3 is a much larger phone compared to the IPhone5. To some...
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...John Kelley Admin400 – R10 Apple vs. Android When it comes to analyzing the Apple iPhone, it is important to understand their main strategies that they use to try and give themselves a competitive advantage. Judging by the products that Apple has put out in their iPhone line, it certainly appears that they have achieved a competitive advantage over other companies, most notably ones in the Android market. The Apple iPhone has always been known for its sleek and highly aesthetic design, along with most other Apple products. This has become a staple of their company, and a strategy that has proved to be successful. The iPhone is physically appealing to most customers, and in the Wired Android article they mention that the visual aspect of the phone is a huge factor in what type of phones consumers will buy. It mentions that people don’t want to buy ugly phones that are hard to use. This is something that the iPhone has taken advantage of to give themselves an edge, by creating a phone that is pleasing to the eye and relatively simple to use. As far as the Android phones, they take a different approach to try and appeal to their customers. They want to express that their technology is “smarter” and has more capabilities than that of Apple’s iPhone. This is a concept that may appeal to some people, but also may steer people away from their product if they are looking for a phone that is easier to use. Although Android phones are still quality products, it appears...
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