Alright, the big question. Which is better, iOS 5 or Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Before we start, we’ll give you a reminder. iOS5, runs on Apple stuff. Android, is the thing with a little green figure. With that said, let’s get started.
UI – iOS5 aims for simplicity. It aims at all users, so you can pick up a iPhone and already mostly know how to use it. Android is quite the opposite. For someone who already knows their way around, it’s simple. But when you start, you might have to go through a couple of extra menus to get to the thing you need, however, it’s a lot more flexible than the iOS.
Customization – iOS isn’t really customization, unless you jailbreak, which is the whole purpose of this site. Without jailbreaking, you’ll get to change wallpapers, rename folders and that’s about it. With jailbreaking, you’ll be able to change names of apps, apply themes, modify looks, customize your lockscreen and heaps more. Whereas, Android can do all this, plus more, without even doing anything. However, the form of ‘jailbreaking’ (rooting) on Android is harder to do than on a iOS device (Android rooting vs iOS jailbreaking: which community is better?).
Apps – Without doubt, the Apple App Store smashes the Android store. Android has only 1/2 of what the Apple App Store has, which is 500,000+ apps. It also may be, Apple was first to the app market.
Hardware Support – This shouldn’t be compared, but here it is. iOS5 is only supported on the iPhone, iPod and the iPad, however, Android is supported on a wide variety of devices.
Malware – This is where Apple has the upper hand. iOS has no viruses going around at the moment, which means a anti-virus isn’t required, while Android has pieces of malware going around, therefore requiring a anti-virus.
Social Gaming – Game Center vs nothing. Yup, Android has no in-built gaming network.
Flash – Android has flash, simple as that.
Voice – Siri is cool and integrated into the OS. With Android, you’ll need to find your own on the market.
Facial Login – Android got it. With iOS, you could find a Cydia plugin to do the job (RecognizeMe).
I know this isn’t everything, but I cut it short. So instead of choosing a winner, I’m going to let you decide, so we don’t start a fanboy war here. Also, I haven’t including a lot here, just comparing the basics of the OS. Let us know in the comments, which do you think has the upper hand?
Lolz, I am an ios lover, still this review is just dumb!! Voice – Siri is cool and integrated into the OS. Not the feature of ios 5…
Jailbroken iOS ≈ Android > Stock iOS. Simple as that.
As a comparison, on the iPhone you can do a screen capture (which is very useful) holding the home button and clicking on the “sleep mode” button. That’s it. With Android, no screen capture possible, unless you JB the device (root) and install 2 programs. What a mess!!!
Furthermore, most languages and keyboards layout are supported and included within the iOS. Installing a new keyboard (aka qwerty) on an android device is a real pain and requires downloading stuff.
My 2 pennies!
IOS
apple IOS rules man…android has long way to go to get into line with IOs….
How about speed? Resource utilization? Do Android phones feels as snappy as iOS phones with comparable hardware?
Nope
android. I like customization out of the box and I find the interface much better looking.
android 4.0 sir. look at the videos please. theres a lot more than that
you dont need to root an android device to get the customization levels as jailbreaking. however, when you want to apply a new os and change nearly everything about the phone system files, thats when you root.
android 4.0 aims for simplicity. you have not seen it apparently
My largest issue with Android is the the phone company puts apps on that you don’t want. My DroidX had apps from Blockbuster(out of business), and a bunch of other stuff…
You can’t remove them. I don’t know why, but this really upset me. I got an iPhone which has no “stuck” “paid” apps on it.
your fucking idiot did u know android voice search/action since january 2010 do u research and android have gaming u big dumbass that android market duhhh
what are you talking about even apple steal from androind to catch up and yes ios have more apps but how many do u use most the good apps from ios android already have them so i would say android already catch up with ios n maybe a lil better
sucks :)
iOS and Android can do everything if you know how. Even score.
iOS is smooth, Android is cranky. iOS +1
iOS has better apps and games. iOS +1
We have a clear winner.
Android shits on Apple. Trust me, I’ve had both. Both rooted and jail broken. Android OS let’s you download 3rd party applications with no root(jailbreak), which is basically the only reason kids jailbreak there device in the first place. It might not have Siri installed. But I a similar application that mimics Siri quite well. As of screenshots, you don’t need to root at all. You can get it from the market. Ohh yeah, whoever said something about speed… What iPhone has a 1.5ghz dual core procceser? Riddle me that.
you can screen capture without jail break in android ics!
yes (in ics)
try an ics device it’s way faster
with ics you can deleate stuff like that
u can do a screen capture on android without installing any extra program.. i dont know which android versoin hav u used.. but it s very much present in 2.3