Re: [iPad] iPhone vs Android

 

On Sunday, September 23, 2012, whiterabbit32 wrote:

 

I haven't had an Android friend get a virus or hacked etc.  I've read articles on it and Leo Laporte has talked about it. 

When there was an OS update for Android, did you have to wait for it for your phone or was your phone one of the first to get it?  I hear a lot about fragmentation among the different Android phones. From what I've read and heard from people that use them, Nexus seems to be the Android that's among the first to get updates. Since Apple doesn't allow the different carriers to put their front ends on iOS, iPhones can be updated the day new iOS's come out. 

I have read some think the iPhone is now fragmented because of the taller iPhone 5. I'm not sure I'm in agreement with that. iOS 6 will install on all but the iPhone 1. It will work. Some of the features in iOS 6 won't work on the 3Gs or the 4 but most of the features will. Apple has phased out the iPhone 1. They've also phased out the original iPad as iOS 6 won't run on it. Does this mean the iPhone is now fragmented? I don't think so. Are there any Androids out in stores that can't be updated to Jelly Bean? 

Not quite correct. The Galaxy Nexus, which is on Vz, has been held up for months by Vz awaiting an update. I think this was the first Nexus phone to be so crippled.  I used to jump at the opportunity to upgrade. However,  the most recent releases of iOS and Android, and OS X and Win8, don't appeal to me.  However, SJ did us Apple fans a huge favor by keeping control of iOS. 

Too bad that some of the new software or apps require the latest OS.  If you want the latest mobile OS, or an affordable PC OS, Apple wins hands down. 

The low end Android tablets wont be updated and dont even have access to the Google Play store.  Wonder why my spell check quit on the last sentence.  The cheap stuff also don't have expandable memory, replaceable battery or HDMI ports. Android tablets are great fun and very.functional,but the price approaches the iPad and you give up the nicer screen and much better apps in terms of quantity and quality. My Android tablets are mostly ok, but I can't watch my DirecTV channels on them, which is a big deal for me. 
Bob



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