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iPhone 4.0 vs. Android 2.2
Feature | iPhone OS 4.0 | Android 2.2 Froyo |
MultiTouch | Phenomenal MultiTouch interface, great UI , unbeatable gestures | Good Multitouch interface, good UI, decent gestures. |
Multitasking | Yes. Looking closely, apps pause in the background, cripple multi-tasking. Apps except VoIP, Streaming, don’t execute in background, no matter what. | Full Multitasking, OS allows full background processing on demand, kernel controls and kills apps when low on resources. |
Push/Cloud Notifications | PUSH notifications, cloud notifications to trigger apps. | Apart from what iPhone does, Cloud notifications can initiate Intents (Actions) within defined applications. E.g. open a map with a specific route from PC, without touching phone. |
Sync/Backup | Contacts, email, calendar, apps, music, videos Only via iTunes | Wirelessly sync Contacts, email, calendar apps, Apps settings (app data) over 3g, Wifi. Sync multiple devices by Automatically getting apps on new phone with same Google login |
Corporate/Business users Features | Exchange support, VPN client, email sync, Remote Wipe | Exchange support, VPN client, email sync, Remote Wipe plus Open API (Device Admin API) for further extending the scope. |
App Installation | From app Store or via USB iTunes sync | From Marketplace or remotely from PC/Mac via Online marketplace. Choose any Android phone (if you have multiple) and app gets installed automatically. |
Music download/Sync | iTunes via USB or iTunes store on iphone. | Over the Air (OTA) transfer to phone without touching the phone from PC or via any 3rd party stores. |
Stream Music from PC to phone | Use 3rd party apps | New Official plugin (Simplified media) works with iTunes, Windows media player and lets you stream any media onDemand right to your Android device. |
Gaming | Much bigger, better gaming base | Small gaming base, but newer, powerful OpenGL APIs, and Dalvik VM JIT are making Android more powerful for all the existing and future apps. |
Game Social Networks | XBox Live alike social network for iPhone gamers | Unavailable |
Internet Browser | Safari Browser is decent on speeds | Nexus One was already faster than iPhone 3GS. OS 4.0, Android 2.2 makes Javascript run 2-4x times faster using Chrome’s V8 engine making it World’s Fastest Mobile Browser. And Froyo support Flash Player 10.1 with Multitouch |
No. Of Apps | Nearly 180,000 | 50,000 |
App Updates | Individual, Update all at a time | Individual, Update all, Automatic App updates as soon as update becomes available |
App Performance | No App performance improvements in 4.0 from 3.1.3 or 3.1.x | Dalvik VM’s JIT (Just in time compiler) is now enabled, all existing apps (which already run fast vs iPhone ) would run 2x – 4x times faster than Android 2.1 |
App Feedback/Crash Reports | Users can rate the Apps and judge based on that | Users can see Ratings, Failures, Crashes and Complete Java StackTrace of failures |
Tethering | Bluetooth + USB. Wifi only on Jailbroken devices | USB + Wifi out of the box. No word on bluetooth |
Turn by turn Navigation | Good apps available, but not for free | Google Maps Navigation is the most superior navigation app, yet, free |
eBook reading | Superior iBooks + Kindle reader | Inferior 3rd party apps, Kindle coming soon. |
UI customizations: Widgets, Skins, themes | Only wallpapers | Everything: Themes, Widgets, Skins, Multi-Screen Wallpapers |
Hardware access from Browser | GPS location via GeoLocation API | Upcoming access to magnetometer, accelerometer, GPS, Camera, microphone and more |
Integrated Search | Search email, sms, app names instantly | Google search, apps, search within apps (when supported by app) |
Notifications | Decent Notification manager, can get annoying. | Notifications hide smartly and are easily accessible when needed. |
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