Misunderstandings...
These days all of my close friends and family who change from an android phone to an iPhone send me a selfie of them buying it. First because they know it makes me super happy for them, and second because I will gladly always help them out with set up and all the getting used to iOS part of happiness of a new iPhone. The thing is, eventually they get hit by many of the unnecessary haters, so I just want to clear the air of some BS that goes around in the "comparison" world of haters that try to put down apple products just because of the brand and with no real reason. Please keep in mind I am only reacting to the these phrases that my friends and family directly ask me about.
Android is better than iOS in Every Single Way
Android is better than iOS in Every Single Way
Oh no you didn't! This is one of the biggest reasons to be in the Apple ecosystem of products: the best software ecosystem. First it was about more apps made the App Store better than the Play Store, now its about the quality of the apps in the store. Some android apps are free compared to their iOS versions for a reason: they look and perform like the cheaper version that they are. And let us not forget about the stress of having to try and ignore carrier bundled apps on android devices whilst now iOS even has the capability of deleting/hiding most of its stock apps.
Next, the updated versions of android is truly depressing in terms of share. As of this April 2017 less than 5% of android devices were running the 7th and latest version of android having been released since September of 2016. In contrast, iOS 10 was released in the same month as android 7 "Nougat" and is now been installed in around 80% of its products. In addition, the seamlessness with which iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS work together is a blessing for all of the iOS users that want to purchase new devices that "just work" with each other. And do not even get me started on mobile malware issues in android vs iOS:
Android phones have better processors
Next, the updated versions of android is truly depressing in terms of share. As of this April 2017 less than 5% of android devices were running the 7th and latest version of android having been released since September of 2016. In contrast, iOS 10 was released in the same month as android 7 "Nougat" and is now been installed in around 80% of its products. In addition, the seamlessness with which iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS work together is a blessing for all of the iOS users that want to purchase new devices that "just work" with each other. And do not even get me started on mobile malware issues in android vs iOS:
Android phones have better processors
This is the easiest way in which iPhone users get mislead into thinking their iPhones are "inferior". iOS and android work upon a completely different basis: android works within different hardware, be it Huawei, Samsung, HTC, etc. Android has to cope with all the different capabilities of the hardware that it gets placed into. Less so adapted to "unknown" hardware, Apple makes both its hardware and software which means they know the "toll" that iOS and its apps will have on battery life and performance, and how to make the software learn about its users' daily app use and preference. One of the biggest reasons that me and many tech critics have found that less is more is quite simple: first take a look at the RAM memory on any latest android phone, then take a look at the latest iPhone 7Plus' numbers, most of the time it is less. Then take a look at the video i have linked below (there's also a speed test by PhoneBuff that proves my point).
As soon as you have finished watching the video, you will have realized that it's like giving a Formula1 car to a normal driver that has no idea how to manage that sort of car, versus giving a Lamborghini to a driver that has driven Lamborghini cars his entire life. In sheer power the Formula1 car should have smoked the Lamborghini, but the fact that one driver knows what he is doing and the other does not, MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
Finally: Screens
Let me preface this last point by stating 2 facts to understand my train of thought more clearly:
1. Apple does not do something first, it does it BEST. It did not invent the computer, the MP3, the smartphone, the tablet, the smartwatch... It just did all of those way better than anyone before.
2. One of the biggest, if not THE biggest post-PC and PC world challenge existing right now is batteries (more on this on one of my next posts).
I do agree that Samsung, XiaoMi and Huawei phones have stunning screens, my issue with them is "at what cost?" You see, Apple moved into the Retina Display product lines not just because it made sense that the pixel density were enough to "trick the eye" into not being able to discern them; also because it made sense to give people a product that look good both in hardware and software. Of course the incredibly high pixel density makes it so that pictures and videos on other cameras even seem much better quality while they are not at all far away.
So I believe high pixel density screens right now would signify sacrificing battery life and processor performance, which means Apple will evolve into higher pixel densities when it feels it will add value Over the rest of the products in the market and not in the same way.
As soon as you have finished watching the video, you will have realized that it's like giving a Formula1 car to a normal driver that has no idea how to manage that sort of car, versus giving a Lamborghini to a driver that has driven Lamborghini cars his entire life. In sheer power the Formula1 car should have smoked the Lamborghini, but the fact that one driver knows what he is doing and the other does not, MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
Finally: Screens
Let me preface this last point by stating 2 facts to understand my train of thought more clearly:
1. Apple does not do something first, it does it BEST. It did not invent the computer, the MP3, the smartphone, the tablet, the smartwatch... It just did all of those way better than anyone before.
2. One of the biggest, if not THE biggest post-PC and PC world challenge existing right now is batteries (more on this on one of my next posts).
I do agree that Samsung, XiaoMi and Huawei phones have stunning screens, my issue with them is "at what cost?" You see, Apple moved into the Retina Display product lines not just because it made sense that the pixel density were enough to "trick the eye" into not being able to discern them; also because it made sense to give people a product that look good both in hardware and software. Of course the incredibly high pixel density makes it so that pictures and videos on other cameras even seem much better quality while they are not at all far away.
So I believe high pixel density screens right now would signify sacrificing battery life and processor performance, which means Apple will evolve into higher pixel densities when it feels it will add value Over the rest of the products in the market and not in the same way.
There are many other misunderstandings in terms of comparing iPhones with other market smartphones that excel in their respective areas and fall behind in others. But the three I mentioned in this post are the ones I have annoyingly heard most.
