the ios versus android debate has been
ongoing
ever since the platforms were created
over a decade ago
and since this channel is called apple
explained and i love apple
products we're going to talk about why
ios is better than android
but i do want to preface this entire
video
by saying i don't hate android i truly
believe
both platforms have their own strengths
and weaknesses
and the decision regarding which one is
best for you
is your decision to make everyone's
smartphone needs are different
and therefore no one can say that one
platform is objectively better than the
other
but i do think it's fair to point out
the specific strengths that
ios has over android and don't worry
android fans
i will release a video titled why
android is better than ios
it's just not going to be this video so
please still leave a like and please
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released
alright so let's start with what i think
is the number one reason why people
choose ios
over android and that is the user
experience
apple is great at making tech products
for non-tech people
and i think ios does a fantastic job at
keeping things simple enough
that everyday people can pick up an
iphone or ipad
without being intimidated by an overly
complicated interface
that plagues many android devices and i
can already hear
android fans saying how stupid all of us
iphone users must be
if we can't figure out how android works
but you really need to understand that
this isn't a matter of
stupid or smart it comes down to the
fact that people
enjoy using products that are convenient
and if they can figure out how ios works
quicker than android you can bet they'll
view that product
as more convenient and less frustrating
also
smartphone manufacturers can apply their
own custom
skin to android meaning its interface is
different depending on which hardware
it's running on
which for most people makes the entire
ecosystem appear even
more convoluted and confusing it's a
nightmare for
everyday people who just want to use
something that looks and works
consistently
that also gets us into perhaps my least
favorite part about
android which is the fragmentation i
made a whole
video about this topic a year ago and it
really is one of the worst
parts about owning an android device
just think about the fact that there are
literally
thousands of different android devices
on the market today
compare that to the eight ios devices
being sold
that is an unbelievable difference that
has a huge effect on a variety of things
first ios devices outperform android
devices every time
in fact the cheapest ios device the 400
iphone se it's actually faster than one
of the most expensive android devices
the 1400 galaxy s20 ultra
and fragmentation is to blame because
chip manufacturers like qualcomm
have to build a one-size-fits-all
chipset capable of running on thousands
of different android devices
compare that to apple who makes their
own custom chips
optimized to power their own custom
hardware which runs
its own custom os that's the biggest
advantage
apple has over almost every android
manufacturer today
they control the hardware software and
chipsets
included in their products which means
apple can squeeze
way more power out of their processors
than samsung or google
and it's why android devices might have
more processing cores or more ram
but it's still smoked by the cheapest
ios
devices all that raw power isn't being
optimized by the hardware or
operating system because qualcomm the
chip manufacturer
isn't on the same page as samsung the
smartphone manufacturer
who isn't on the same page as google who
provides the android operating system
but the benefits of apple's
all-encompassing approach to their
products doesn't stop there
have you ever noticed that there are a
lot more high-quality
low-cost apps available on the iphone or
ipad
compared to android smartphones or
android tablets
it's because developers prefer creating
apps for ios
over android and that's because they
only need to optimize their apps
for a handful of iphones and ipads the
vast majority of which
are running one version of ios rather
than making sure their app can run
on thousands of different android
products
running several different versions of
android also
developers make more money from app
sales on ios
likely because pirating is much more
difficult on a closed platform
rather than an open source platform like
android
another benefit of ios are the updates
iphones and ipads not only receive
new updates on a regular basis but
they're also available on
older devices the latest versions of ios
have supported devices that were
released five years ago
if you have an android device you'd be
lucky if it's still receiving updates
after two years and that's a really big
deal to customers
spending a thousand dollars or more on a
new smartphone
deciding between a device that'll be
supported for two years versus
five years is not a difficult choice for
most people
the last benefit many ios users enjoy is
its seamless integration with
other apple products and while apple
haters will call us
sheep for allowing ourselves to be
locked down to one company's ecosystem
they have to recognize that virtually
every single
tech company is trying to lock down
their customers to their own ecosystem
it's just that apple is the best at it
google tried to do it by releasing their
own tablets
in addition to the chromebook and pixel
but those tablets were a complete
failure and eventually discontinued
microsoft tried to do it by releasing
their own
windows phones in addition to their
computers and tablets
but they were also a complete failure
and eventually discontinued
samsung is trying to do it with their
galaxy smartphones
tablets smart watches and notebooks and
i will admit they're having the most
success
out of all other android manufacturers
but they're still being dominated by
apple in the tablet
smartwatch and notebook markets and the
reason why apple is
so good at integrating their product
ecosystem is because they've been doing
it
ever since the company was founded in
1976
they were building and integrating their
own hardware and software
at a time when all computer
manufacturers were licensing the windows
operating system
from microsoft and running it on their
own unoptimized hardware
apple created one of the earliest
popular mobile devices
the ipod and made sure it worked
seamlessly with their mac
computers and as mobile devices like
smartphones and tablets have become
popular apple found themselves in the
best position to make
all these products work seamlessly with
each other
because that's been their philosophy
since the early days
and it's turned out to be the right
approach because now companies like
microsoft
google samsung and huawei are trying to
catch up
and adopt the same approach so to all
the people who are hating on apple's
walled garden
it seems like you're just mad because
our garden is bigger and prettier than
yours
alright guys i hope you enjoyed hearing
my thoughts on why ios is better than
android if you did
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i'll see you in the next video