Can anyone tell me reasons android OS is better than iOS?

Question

Im tired of seeing and hearing kids that don't even own an iphone talk about how sweet it is!!!, And bashing android saying its retarded. So can anyone give me reason why android is better than apple ( products and operating system )?

Answer 1

Those kids are just following the crowd, as are so many adults without doing any research. Androids already won the Smartphone war. By the end of 2010 Android OS surpassed iPhone OS in popularity and as of a week ago it also beat Nokia's Symbian which was #1. We now have, in order: Android, Nokia's Symbian, Apple iOS, Blackberry, Microsoft



http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/canalys-android-overtakes-symbian-as-worlds-best-selling-smart



When the iPhone 4 came out on AT&T, with much hype, there was already a superior Android phone on the market, the HTC Evo 4G on Sprint, which can do anything the iPhone 4 can, do more, and do it better. For instance, it’s a 4G phone which the iPhone is not. It can video-chat over 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi, the iPhone needs Wi-Fi. It can do Flash 10.1, the iPhone can’t because Apple doesn’t like Flash. The Evo has a better camera, an HDMI output, non-proprietary cables, replaceable battery and MicroSD card. It has all the Google services and goodies, like the free Google Navigation and Voice Actions for Android:



http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions



Many other Androids have come out which are better than the iPhone 4. For example, the Samsung Epic 4G, HTC Thunderbolt, Motorola Droid Bionic, Motorola Atrix.



Android is also about to bust the iOS app dominance. iOS has about 300,000 apps but the Android Market already hit the 250,000 mark and will surpass iOS in the next couple of months.



http://www.androlib.com/appstats.aspx



That's not counting the fact that Android phones can SIDELOAD apps that are not in the market. This can most easily be done using Android's Barcode Scanner to scan a QR code on the app's website:



http://www.wirefly.com/learn/how-to/how-to-install-android-apps



So go get yourself an HTC Evo or a Thunderbolt, fully customize the SEVEN home screens with beautiful active widgets, put up a LIVE wallpaper, then put some movies in it just by dragging them into the SD card (NO iTunes hassle), pull out the kickstand and watch your movies on the beautiful 4.3” screen and see if you don’t think it’s a far better experience than the iPhone 4. Now and then, make a call or text your friends without typing anything, just by using Voice Actions, and see if you don’t impress more than a few iPhone-toting friends…

Answer 2

The quality and security of the operating system itself is about the same. iOS has a slightly smoother interface usually, although this is probably a function of resource availability on lower end android products.



There are more application problems with Android. They lack Apple's strict quality control and draconian development rules. On the other hand, you can load almost any application you want onto an Android.



Both have a software kill switch where the parent companies can remove content from the phones without user consent.



Android supports Flash and alternative browsers, Apple does not.



The problem with your question is that you are attempting to compare operating systems that are invariably linked to the platforms. A higher end HTC is going to give a much better user experience than the Android that comes free with a year of service. Apple does not have this issue. They have a single product, and all software works with all versions.

Answer 3

Better is very subjective especially when it comes to smart phones. It's about taste. To put it simply, if you like to mess around with settings and customize then Android is for you. If you like something simpler and more refined then iOS is for you. As far as apps is concerned, you can't go simply by numbers. The iOS apps for the most part are better than the Android counterparts except for the Google apps. If you like google apps then definitely go Android.

Answer 4

Android is much easier and friendly than Iphone Operating system.