Android V iPhone

[GommeInc]

that was always going to happen when Android is the OS, not the phone, though. There are hundreds of more phones which has the capability of running Android, and only 4 which run iOS4, and even then its limited because of the price point.

I don't believe he's arguing against that. True, iOS is only on 1 to 4 phones, but at the same time iPhones are advertised everywhere - on TV, in newspapers, adverts etc. It's an accessory phone. Android and the phones it appears on are rarely advertised outside of strict adverts where "The new Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 Mini with Android" is the usual slogan. You do not see it in Coronation Street or talked about on TopGear (Jeremy Clarkson goes on and on about the iPhone). At the end of the day, Android isn't physical - the phones are. What sells iOS is the physical device that is the iPhone. iOS is popular because the iPhone is advertising it. Android isn't as popular (debateable) because there is no precise device advertising it. However, comparing the two Android is incredibly popular if the figure are true, for an OS that isn't really advertised

Also, your point makes little sense. After reading your post and his post, he clearly states "I see more Android phones now", so yes, he was saying Android in the phone sense, not the OS sense which is what you're talking about, which makes little sense

[Recursion]

It costs $25 to have a developers account allowing you to publish apps to the market.

My point still stands, $25 ~ what? £13? vs $99 ~ £55 or something. It's cheap, and I can still test the apps on my own phone and put them on the internet for download for free if I want to.

[JACKTARD]

One problem I find with android is that the paid ones are in different currencies and cost more than apple app stores. Generally apple's apps are all under £1 whereas android's are often £2-£3.

[GoldenMerc]

One problem I find with android is that the paid ones are in different currencies and cost more than apple app stores. Generally apple's apps are all under £1 whereas android's are often £2-£3.

Android has far more free ones than Apple Store

[GommeInc]

Android has far more free ones than Apple Store

Indeed, which is why Apple have made a new system like Android/Google by making an Ad system to make money back and make some Apps free (if I remember correctly).

[MrPinkPanther]

Android has far more free ones than Apple Store

Well technically the Appstore has far more free applications than the Android Market. The Android Market has almost double the amount of free apps than the iPhone in percentage terms but the iPhone has over double the amount of Apps. "Premium" games on the iPhone are in addition generally cheaper as well because since iPhone users download more applications it requires a much smaller market share to generate a steady income stream.

Indeed, which is why Apple have made a new system like Android/Google by making an Ad system to make money back and make some Apps free (if I remember correctly).

Yup. The iPhones had this since pretty much day 1 in the Appstore but it was never official, it was third party. Apple were losing revenue through it so they introduced "iAds" although most apps don't utilise it yet which sucks.

[Agnostic Bear]

Has to be Android on this side, recently switched to a Samsung Galaxy S and I do quite like it. Far more tech savvy people use Android rather than iOS as most people that use iOS do it because they've been whitewashed or want a fashion accessory as previously said. A few people (myself included) choose iOS products based on their technical features and ease of use. However changing to Android has seen a few bumps and bruises here and there but nothing that I mind at all.

So I choose Android.

[MrPinkPanther]

Android certainly has the very top tier of "tech savvy" people who want an open source platform but in sheer volume terms I think more iPhone owners are tech savvy than Android. Popular devices like the Pulse predominately attract the casual market, the iPhone is purely a premium product and attracts very few of these "casual users". It's exactly why I believe the iPhone dominates the app market at the moment. If someone was serious about using their device as a portable computer then I fundamentally believe they would go with the iPhone. Oh and before you say it it's not cause I'm an Apple fanboy ^^. I'll be the first to admit someone wanting to use their computer for work purposes, games or something particularly technical would go with Windows or maybe even Linux over OSX. However I think the same thing applies here but in reverse. Those who are serious about Apps would buy an iPhone and Jailbreak it.

[HotelUser]

Android certainly has the very top tier of "tech savvy" people who want an open source platform but in sheer volume terms I think more iPhone owners are tech savvy than Android. Popular devices like the Pulse predominately attract the casual market, the iPhone is purely a premium product and attracts very few of these "casual users". It's exactly why I believe the iPhone dominates the app market at the moment. If someone was serious about using their device as a portable computer then I fundamentally believe they would go with the iPhone. Oh and before you say it it's not cause I'm an Apple fanboy ^^. I'll be the first to admit someone wanting to use their computer for work purposes, games or something particularly technical would go with Windows or maybe even Linux over OSX. However I think the same thing applies here but in reverse. Those who are serious about Apps would buy an iPhone and Jailbreak it.

I gave my 50 year old mother my old G1 and from the same woman who asked me, "how many rams does my laptop have," she sure has adapted and started to adore Android--claiming that she could never go back to anything else

[MrPinkPanther]

I gave my 50 year old mother my old G1 and from the same woman who asked me, "how many rams does my laptop have," she sure has adapted and started to adore Android--claiming that she could never go back to anything else

Which is exactly what I was saying?

On the topic of funny old people, my Grandad got two sim cards through the door from Virgin and was adamant that he had to put both in for it to work.