Android is Better Than Apple

In this argument I will present to you my reasoning behind why Apple is superior to Android. My main points behind my reasoning are: Security, Software, Quality and Hardware. One justification as to why Apple users have a more enjoyable experience with their iPhones is because of the software and because it has the AppStore. The AppStore is home to around 2 million apps, just second behind the Google Play Store which has 3.8 million apps. The AppStore is also known for having a great selection of high quality apps which are easy to find. The fact that the Google Play Store has so many more apps is because none of them are monitored, checked or approved by any sort of substantial or functioning system. Apple on the other hand, always manually checks each and every app that is uploaded to the AppStore as well as every single update made to these apps after they have been uploaded. Apple checks the security of the apps before they are approved and so malicious apps tend not to be approved or only appear on the AppStore for a short time. On the Google Play Store, however, since it does not do any checks, there are some cases where simple calculator apps were able to steal information and monitor your device whether it was via the microphone, the camera or both. It is also no secret that companies and developers prefer uploading their apps to the AppStore first. For example, the two most popular social media apps currently - Instagram and Snapchat - were both debuted on the AppStore first. You may also note that these apps do not run as well on Android phones as Apple iPhones because the developer tools are not as extensive or easy for the Android platform. One example of this could be how there are so many different varieties of Android that the only way the Snapchat app can function on all of these platforms is by having to take a screenshot of the screen in order to take a picture. This is because the vast variety of Android phones have different cameras with different resolutions and so it would be a massive hassle to make Snapchat compatible for each and every phone. Another reason as to why iOS users tend to be happier with the OS is because iOS is substantially more secure than Android. Apple encrypts data on the device to ensure that data can appear on that device and that device only. From day one Apple has maintained a tight grip on its software, controlling app quality (as mentioned above) and third party access. Many argue that Apple is therefore quite restrictive while Android is open and customizable. However, this is a disadvantage as this makes the phone"s OS vulnerable to malware, bloatware or overall just give apps access to things they should not have access to. Samsung, one of the main competitors to Apple has actually attempted to modify the Android software in order to suppress the amount of bloatware that is found on the Android platform by putting it all in one folder. Either way, the bloatware still affects performance and is just a telltale sign of how unprofessional-looking Android can be. Another sign of how bad the Android OS is, is that companies, brands or the general public have to actually make guides as to how to uninstall bloatware, malware and viruses as well as how to avoid installing certain malicious applications from the Google Play Store. A report from 2013 by F-Secure concluded that Android is a target to 91.3% of malware. Another way iOS or iPhones as a whole are secure is because (since the iPhone 5s because of the introduction of TouchID) actually have a Secure Enclave (a sub-section of the processor) which not only stores things like fingerprints and helps with encryption but also uses a secure boot system which ensures that the code it runs cannot be modified. Unlike popular belief, Apple actually has made various new and ingenious hardware-related things; the main thing being that Apple has actually surpassed, if not reached, the same level of production and quality as Intel (a well-known chip-making company). Apple is also credited with being the first to have a refined and powerful haptic engine in the recent iPhones which simply makes the iPhone experience, in a small but multisensory way, better. We can also see from benchmarks that Apple"s latest chip, the A11, is still more powerful than even the chip in the most recent One Plus 6s or the newer Samsung devices. A recent analysis of the high-end chips used in existing Android devices show that Apple"s A-Series is ahead by two years with their A11 and by the time their A12 chip comes out, chips made for Android will only be on par or slightly more powerful than Apple"s A10 chip (a now two year old chip). One common misconception is also that Apple devices, including iPhones, are more expensive than their Android counterparts. Although this may be true in some cases, with the cost reduction you are sacrificing quality and speed. The price is also fairly justifiable because (as mentioned above) the actual hardware of iPhones is quite good. In other cases it is flat out not true as Apple"s main competitor (Samsung) actually has very similar prices to Apple"s latest iPhone X. Software-wise, iOS is also advanced because it is one of the few mobile platforms which has features for disabled people to improve their experience and make their lives easier. One advantage to the simplicity and overall quality of iOS is that it is easier to pick up and understand whether you are an elderly person or you are coming from Android. For all the reasons stated above and many more, I find that Apple is superior by a substantial amount to Android. Unrelated to the phones themselves, Apple is also superior because it is known to have unmatched customer service. This is because Apple makes such a profit margin that it is able to simply replace a broken phone or broken phone parts for free or a relatively low price.