IOS vs Android

Ever since the first iPhone from Apple was released the entire smartphone market and industry changed. Capacitive  touch screens suddenly became  more popular , smartphone photography became more popular and a lot more changed.Apple had released the perfect smartphone. However soon after , google released the first nexus which was made by HTC and powered by the android operating system.

Since then many people have argued over which operating system is better. well there is no clear answer for it. It all comes down to personal preference and use. having used both android and ios i can tell you that both have their ups and downs. Starting with the pros of android. The android os is perfect for all types of consumers, be it for the business class , for teens getting their first smartphone, for aged people or for people who use their smartphone primarily for multimedia purposes. In short Android powered phones come in all shapes and sizes with different price ranges. Android, furthermore is very customizable. By customizable i dont just mean slapping a fancy cover on the back of the phone! we can actually change almost the entire look of the software inside the phone in addition to the hardware customization. For example we can change the default launcher that the phone ships with. we can change the locksreen. we can even change keyboards. Some of these features are available on ios as well but are more correctly implemented on android. If you are not satisfied even after the customizations then you can take it one step further by rooting your phone. by doing this you can open a very wide variety of customizations that arent available on the stock software. you can even change the entire rom if you want by flashing a custom recovery. if not an entire rom then you can try out the xposed framework. this basically allows you to turn your stock rom into any  rom you want through installing different modules.

Now onto the pros of the iPhone. Apple has stuck to a very simple philosophy. The simpler the better. IOS is very simple or a more better way to describe it is "user friendly". We can easily navigate through the os without getting tangled up in useless bloatware or settings. It has a plain and easy card type layout for its app grid and one can swipe left or right to access these apps on different pages. Everything is pretty straightforward and there is no need to fiddle around with the settings or apps to complete a certain task.

Perhaps the most biggest advantage ios has over android is that it is much more "user friendly". people who dont want much of a hassle and just want to get the job done will prefer the iPhone over any android phone. However people who like to fiddle around and explore would definitely like android better as they can customize their phone to their liking.

In the end it comes down to user preference. Both operating systems have come a long way since their date of release and have improved greatly. One can even say that smartphones will replace laptops or small notebooks as pretty much anything can be done right from your smartphone nowadays.