iOS.

It includes the half that is worth it, and it excludes the half that isn't.

Most people know half of Android's features are gimmicks added on by third party sources in order to sell a product. Why hasn't the features that the S4 bragged about taken the world by storm if they were supposed to be so revolutionary?

Why are people still buying the iPhone 4S & 5 more so than the S4 or any other particular phone. It's not like Android is indie now or anything.

People are waking up and realizing that although Android had great potential, it's too open source for what it serves to do. No one should have to install Anti-Virus on a phone for ****s sake.

iOS does it's job which is why still more people buy an iPhone than any other phone, and once Samsung bring out their own OS (which is expected this year) and fade out Android like Nokia and other brands have, let's see how well Android stacks up.

I have both and Android is jampacked with features.

iOS on the other hand is really smooth and I really love syncing with iTunes since that's what I was used to.

I'd say both but because of emulators, I'd prefer Android more to other people.

We're talking about smartphones now which do so much more than just regular phones. Smartphones nowadays are mimicking computers and the sudden increase in demand in smartphones/tablets and the dramatic decline in sales of computers over the past several years is an indication that more and more people are now investing on and preferring to use smartphones than computers for most of their technological needs thus it's necessary that we only embrace every feature that is being introduced on smartphones and not oppose it. Smartphones are now inching towards the level of functionality of computers that's why manufacturers are now equipping smartphones with faster and more powerful processors and larger memories. Years ago, we can only do some basic photo editing on our phones but now we have photoshop on our smartphones. Some computers are struggling to handle full HD contents while current smartphones capture and play them flawlessly. And it surely doesn't end here. More and more complicated tasks we only do on computers can be performed on smartphones in the near future because at this rate of development particularly in Android which is now leading in mobile innovation, it's only a matter of time when smartphones will finally supersede computers or when computers will be miniaturized into the size of a smartphone. iOS is obviously following suit (it's not a coincidence iOS7 happens to look like Android) which shows how out-of-date it is. What it is now is what Android was 2-3 years ago. And what you've said only applies to one particular market niche, basic users who only use their phone for communication, and iOS delivers for them just right. But there are more market segments than that group of people and each of them has varying needs that iOS just simply can't provide. And that is what Android is trying to fill and has succeeded in doing so. Android caters for everyone, from the technologically challenged to the most demanding geeks and advanced users. There is a myriad of alternatives to choose from in Android which takes into consideration the price, specs, design, and even screen size that a specific user prefers. Not everyone can afford the latest highend smartphones, the same thing that not all people are content with small-screened devices. Some people want it big and this want gives rise to the birth of phablets. The success of the two Samsung Galaxy Note devices and others following suit are testament that there is a growing market for that. There are also some who are not satisfied with the default software built into their phone and thus prefer to use custom ROMs which add enhancements and some new tweaks and features. Android gives you freedom of choice. iOS leaves you with only one option.

iOS is basic. This is not iPhone vs Samsung, this is Android vs iOS. Android adoption is higher than iOS. It's not that "iOS does it's job" - iOS is a basic system for basic people. It might be marketed as "wow - it just works!" because your 50 year old mother won't be able to figure out what else they could possibly need in a phone. I mean - you can't even choose between desktop mode and mobile mode in Safari - what kind of embarrassment is that? You have to go and fetch another browse to do something incredibly basic. Do you have any idea what that spells out about their target market? You are not entrusted with such decisions because it would confuse your little mind. If it confuses the basic users, they'll have to hand it to someone else and say "why is it doing thissssss? stupid iphone!". iPhone can never make dramatic improvements, it can never truly innovate, because the more features you give the more technologically challenged people, the more they get frustrated with the system. It is no longer the phone for the gadget geeks, it lost that crown years ago. Now it's the reliable old Buick for your mom and dad.

When people have problems with tech, 95% of the time it is a lack of understanding. So if you think Android is over your head, yes, you shouldn't use Android. I am constantly buying cellphones with people. If you're older and a little challenged, I PUSH for iOS. You need to pay a premium for something simpler. You have been brainwashed into believing that this is a "positive" thing by Apple marketing - where has having LESS ever been a positive thing? When you buy a car, if it doesn't have power steering, power windows, no airconditioning, a basic radio and has automatic transmission, do you say "wow, it's just so simple, it just works, this is totally worth paying MORE than the fully featured version". Sure, it'll break down on you less and requires less brain power because there's less things that can go wrong - but in no way does that mean it's superior. You're just an idiot that can't handle manual, a fancier radio because there's too many buttons, the challenge of closing the windows while the air conditioning is on/air conditioning breaks down all the time, etc. More features means they may break down more often, yes, but it's to give you a better experience. No one would say the fully featured car is less valuable than the basic version. No one. Unless it's their main marketing message and you don't really want to do any work to investigate how true the statements are.

Also - the absolute irony of mentioning an anti-virus. First off, there are anti-viruses for iOS because it's still a risk. However, viruses are created for the most popular system. No one bothers with iOS/OS X because if you're going to hit people hard, you better do it via the most popular operating system or it'll fizzle out. iOS is just as vulnerable if not more vulnerable - but no developer is going to waste time on iOS when it's only popular in the US. Android holds 80% of the European market, for example. Android is a way better option as it is king of mobile devices and more open. You want to disturb some ****, you aim for either the 80% Windows market for PC or Android for mobile devices, or all that hard work was for nothing.

iOS is the most hackable operating system. This is just one of many examples: "Researchers from Georgia Tech claim that a readily available 3” circuit board, easily concealed in a docking station or battery, could be used to exploit weaknesses in mobile security with “alarming ease”. They claimed that on a limited budget and with little time, they had developed an ‘exploit’ that could easily attack any Apple iOS device within a minute"

Let's review: iOS is the most hackable, the operating system misses out on extremely basic features because their users are unfit to handle such decisions & it has lower adoption rate worldwide. Your grandmother could never handle an Android, just like they couldn't handle something like an Xbox 360 or PS3. Sure, she might be able to handle iOS and a pinball machine.. are we going to start saying pinball machines are better than PS3? Just saying. iOS is a great operating system and it meets the needs of it's users... but Android is still king.

Interesting that there's no poll in this thread. Expecting a landslide loss perhaps?

Android >

iOS 7 looking like Android is overlooked by the fact it's literally the same OS with cel shading rather than 3D shading effect and even more simplistic before. The control center had been used by Apple in 1993, Live multi-tasking had been used by Mac OS and the Safari app anyway and the only thing that belongs to Android on most phone OS' is the Notifications bar. The rest had already been done by Apple anyway. But it's true it's simple.

I get all that about people buying smartphones for more, but iPads are still the best selling tablet. iPhones the best selling phones. If iOS was made open-source, it has the chance to lead by a long shot.

in this day-in-age EVERYONE is looking for simple. This isn't 2005 anymore when Windows XP Tablet Edition was released and people wanted everything on a tablet like they had one a PC.
Times are changing, people love simple. The intelligent love simple, the eccentric love simple, the dumb are thankful for simple. People have so much to do nowadays, they just want to get the job done. They don't want to look for stuff, they want it all on the homepage ready to go.

It's why Samsung are taking notes and are making their own phone OS for high end and low end phones. Which will phase out Android but still have Google features. But they know people want simple yet Elegant which is why they have modified Android to try and be that way, but it's not enough. The demand for simple is higher than the demand for jam packed features.


iOS is only vulnerable to virus's once you jailbreak it. It's literally impossible for a walled interface to get a virus because the phone doesn't store files inside the OS and refuses to do so elsewhere. You can only stream data or save it within an app.

iOS is not the most hackable OS. You can download virus' within the Play Store even. You sound so pressed saying "No one makes virus' for Apple because it's not as popular" when the iPhone 5 and 4S are selling better than any other smartphone. Android is just popular because more phones use it overall, but the iPhone itself is huge.

Explain to me why Android if Android is king why Samsung is making their own OS and plan to phase out Android? Why did Nokia switch to Windows? Why are all the newer phones making their own OS if Android is so great?

You saying Android is for the more intelligent? No it's not. iOS is simple to use, but it's a god damn phone. Most people want a phone. They don't want a mini computer in their hand which is why iPhone sell more than any other phone. There is no need for half the **** Android has which is why all the big companies are starting to ditch it.

And it's not a phone for mums and dads. Everyone in my class except two people who 1 had a Galaxy S and one had a no name phone, ALL had an iPhone. If you go on tumblr, what is the most popular phone you see in selfies? http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/selfie

I saw one S2 and about 5 iPhones scrolling down a few pages. (One image is ) but yeah. It's definitely not a mum and dad phone. It's a phone for everyone. Android is mostly appealing because it's cheap phones are associated.

iOS

iOS. Safer ecosystem, easier to use, etc.

This is not AnAndTech. Why're y'all typing essays? It's not that serious.

It takes like 5 mins to write those "essays" for me. I'm a really fast typer. Writing on the other hand