OPERATING SYSTEM CASE STUDY ON ANDROID vs. iOS This document provides the case study of the two most controversial and the most evolving Operating System of mobile ANDROID and iOS. This document also explains our thought process on supporting iOS and Android, and which factors are making the biggest impact in this evolving decision.

2013

Nepaul Alphonse (113)

Vishal Bhatt (123)

Dipesh Bhatiya (002)

Dakshay Sanghvi (124)

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ANDROID:

Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touch screen mobile devices such as

smart phones and tablet computers.

Android is an open mobile phone platform that was developed by Google and, later, by the Open

Handset Alliance. Google defines Android as a "software stack" for mobile phones.

Android is open source and Google releases the code under the Apache License.

iOS:

IOS is an Objective C based Operating System.

IOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc. It

was originally named the iPhone OS, but was renamed to the iOS in June, 2009. The iOS currently runs

on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Like modern desktop operating systems, iOS uses a graphical user interface, or GUI. However, since it

is a mobile operating system, iOS is designed around touch screen input, rather than a keyboard and

mouse. For example, applications, or "apps," can be opened by a single tap, rather than a double-click.

Different screens can be viewed by swiping your finger across the screen, rather than clicking on open

windows.

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Versions:

IOS

Version Build Release date Started from Highest version

3.1.3 7E18 February 2, 2010; 3 years ago iPhone (1st G);

iPod Touch (1st G)

4.2.1 8C148 November 22, 2010; 2 years ago iPhone 3G;

iPod Touch (2nd G)

5.1.1 9B206 May 7, 2012; 11 months ago iPod Touch (3rd

G)

iPad (original)

6.1.3 10B329 March 19, 2013; 25 days ago iPhone 3GS,

iPhone 4,

iPhone 4S,

iPhone 5;

iPod Touch (4th& 5th

G)

iPad 2,

iPad (3rd G),

iPad (4th G),

iPad Mini

Android

Version Code name Release date API Distribution

4.2.x Jelly Bean November 13, 2012 17 1.6%

4.1.x Jelly Bean July 9, 2012 16 14.9%

4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich December 16, 2011 15 28.6%

3.2 Honeycomb July 15, 2011 13 0.9%

3.1 Honeycomb May 10, 2011 12 0.3%

2.3.3–2.3.7 Gingerbread February 9, 2011 10 44%

2.3–2.3.2 Gingerbread December 6, 2010 9 0.2%

2.2 Froyo May 20, 2010 8 7.6%

2.0–2.1 Eclair October 26, 2009 7 1.9%

1.6 Donut September 15, 2009 4 0.2%

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Some Interesting Facts

Android:

Android is an open source OS. Apps can be uploaded directly in Google play store.

60% of Android Users are under the age of 34.

8% of Android Users switched from an iPhone.

45% of Android Users say Android is their first Smartphone.

46% of Android Users prefer touch screen over a physical keyboard.

IPhone users spend 7x times more on In-App Gaming Purchases than Android.

Android runs on about 109 Different Phones, 80 Tablets, and a 6 eReaders.

Android manufacturers are Samsung, HTC, Micromax, LG, Sony etc.

iOS:

iOS is not an open source software, we can develop iOS Apps but we cannot upload directly on Apple

Store. Permission need to be taken.

2D and 3D Graphics are very good compare to Android.

40% of teens expect to purchase an iPhone in the next 6 months, up from 37% in 2012

51% of teens say the next mobile device they buy is likely to be an iOS device, compared with 22% for

Android

iOS users play gaming apps an average of 151.5 times per month, compared to 94.6 for Android

67% of mobile video viewed in the US is watched on Apple devices, compared to 33% for Android

Android devices account for 69.7% of worldwide smartphones, compared to 20.9% for iOS.

Source - http://mashable.com/2012/09/20/the-10-best-things-about-ios-6/

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Round 1: Siri vs. Google Now

Siri has greatly improved. Apple is aiming to make the virtual assistant more than just a novelty. Siri's

newest features include her ability to speak sports scores and standings.

In addition to keeping you on top of your favorite teams, Siri can also make a reservation for you at

your favorite restaurant via OpenTable. And movie fans rejoice: Siri can let you know what movies are

playing at your local theater.

Despite Siri's new additions, though, she is no match for Google Now.

Google Now gets to know you personally. It is designed to be truly helpful. In addition to providing you

with sports scores Google Now scans your calendar and lets you know when to leave so you'll make

your next appointment on time

Google Now is much more advanced than Siri. It can do so much more and truly gets to know you.

Point for Android

Google: 1 Apple: 0

Google Now Apple Siri

AnDroid vs iOS Round 2: Google Maps vs. Apple Maps

When we first found out Apple was developing its own Maps app, we were excited. Then we actually

saw the maps, and we were completely underwhelmed.

Apple has a long way to go if it wants Maps to be on par with Google. Apple's Maps don't include

walking directions or transit directions and that's a big let down for a lot of users.

Google just recently revamped their Maps to include 3D mapping and offline maps. The offline maps

are a killer feature; they are useful when you have no service.

Offline Maps, transit, and walking directions give Google a point in this category.

Point for Android

Google: 2 Apple: 0

Google Maps Apple Maps

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Round 3: Android Beam vs. Shared Photo Stream

Android Beam is an easy way to share videos and photos. Besides sharing photos and videos, Android

Beam lets you send pretty much any type of file from one phone to another. As long as your device supports

NFC capabilities, you can beam away.

HowStuffWorks spoke with Google and it told them, "You can sum up Beam as this: it's a feature that

enables just about any type of proximity-based interaction."

Apple's Shared Photo Streams allows you to share only the photos you want, with whoever you choose.

Think of it as Apple's private version of Instagram. Once you take a photo, it is uploaded to your Stream.

You allow users to access certain photos.

Google's Beam wins out on this one too folks. Photo Stream is pretty cool but being able to share more than

just photos with another device is awesome.

Point for Android

Google: 3 Apple: 0

NFC Shared Photo Stream

AnDroid vs iOS Round 4: Safari vs. Google Chrome

Safari's new feature, iCloud Tabs, now keeps your tabs in sync across your Mac, iPod, iPhone, and

iPad. Safari also saves web pages, in addition to just links, with the offline Reading List feature.

Under the hood, Google vastly improved how its browser plays with the phone's hardware. Google's

browser brings better HTML5 video support and improves performance, CPU, and memory efficiency.

Google's Chrome browser is made for fluid and responsive interaction with Web content. Chrome

already synced your tabs across multiple devices.

This matchup is pretty even. Safari is a robust and well-designed browser. Chrome is very good and

works across multiple platforms.

We're giving Google a point on this one because it allows you to change your default browser and that is

a killer feature.

Point for Android

Google: 4 Apple: 0

Google Chrome Safari

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Round 5: Google's Camera and Gallery vs. Apple's Camera with Panorama

Photo quality depends on which device you have, so we won't compare that.

But Google has added some neat features to its actual camera app that makes the experience more

pleasant. For example, when you focus on an object in Camera, a new animation gives you feedback on

your focus state.

Apple's newest camera addition is a panoramic feature. Panorama lets you capture up to 240 degrees in

one shot. You can even go vertically. Apple says it has made sure the hardware and software work

together to help you get a nice high-res picture.

This one is a tough comparison. Apple's camera takes great pics because the hardware and software

work together so well. Google can't achieve that same feat because they typically don't make the

camera.

Point for iOS

Google: 4 Apple: 1

Google Camera iOS’s camera with Panorama

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Round 6: Google Notifications vs. Apple's Notification Center

Google's Notifications are awesome. It gives us quick and easy access to brightness, airplane mode,

Bluetooth, data usage, and pretty much everything else we care about.

Apple's Notification Center on the other hand is just a hub for missed alerts. The feature we use the

most is weather. Even with iOS 6's new social additions, Notification Center is still pretty boring.

Google gets the point for this one.

Point for Android

Google: 5 Apple: 1

Android Notifications iOS Notifications

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Round 7: Apple's new Phone app vs. Google's Phone app

Apple has greatly improved its phone app. iOS 6 introduces a completely redesigned phone app. Now

when you decline an incoming call you can instantly reply with a text message, or set a callback

reminder.

Google has also added some neat features to its phone app. You can play voicemail messages directly

from the Notification Center when you miss a call. A new notification lets you return the call or reply by

SMS with a single touch. And as a result of Google's Project Butter, the dial pad is more responsive.

The features are pretty even on this one. We'll give them both a point for this round.

Point for Android and iOS both

Google: 6 Apple: 2

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Round 8: Google's App Store vs. Apple's App Store

Apple's App Store has over 700,000 apps. The store is supreme. Developers want to make apps for

Apple and others are struggling to keep up.

With iOS 6, Apple has completely redesigned the look and feel of its App Store, iTunes Store, and

iBooks store. It's now much easier to browse the stores and find exactly what you're looking for. We

really like the cross device compatibility.

Google revamped its app store, Google Play, a while back and bundled books, music, movies and TV

shows into it. We like Google Play but are still unimpressed by the selection and quality of apps. Google

has come a long way but still has a ways to go. We do love the Smart App Updates feature, which

ensures that only the parts of an application that have changed will be downloaded.

Apple is the king of Apps. They get the point for this round.

Point for iOS

Google: 6 Apple: 3

Google Play App Store

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Round 9: Accessibility features

Accessibility features make it easier for people with vision, hearing, learning, and mobility disabilities

to better use their devices.

With iOS 6 Apple has significantly improved its already stellar accessibility features. They have added a

new feature called Guided Access. Apple puts it best: "Guided Access helps students with disabilities

such as autism remain on task and focused on content. It allows a parent, teacher, or administrator to

limit an iOS device to one app by disabling the Home button, as well as restrict touch input on certain

areas of the screen."

Google has made accessibility a focus in Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean lets blind users use a "Gesture Mode" to

navigate the OS using touch and swipe gestures in combination with speech output. Google has also

added TalkBack, a screen reader for Android which supports gestures to trigger actions, to navigate

applications, and traverse text.

Google has come a long way but Apple's accessibility features are robust and the company has put a lot

of time and work into it.

Point for iOS

Google: 6 Apple: 4

Gesture Mode Guided Access

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Round 10: FaceTime vs. Google Hangout

FaceTime is another Apple novelty. We used it for a while when we first got our iPhone 4 two years

ago. But after the novelty wore off we find ourselves rarely using the feature.

FaceTime is one of those features that's nice to have but isn't a necessity.

We feel similarly about Google+ Hangout but the features are just better. Hangout lets you see live

video streams of all participants in a Hangout. In addition, you can chat with up to nine friends at once.

Point for Google because they allow you to chat with up to nine people at once from your phone.

Point for Android

Google: 7 Apple: 4

FaceTime Google Hangout

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So what's the score?

Final Score:

Google: 7 Apple: 4

Conclusion:

Overall Google's Android OS is much more robust and feature packed than Apple's.

Jelly Bean's updates are focused around speed. Google wanted to drastically improve the performance

throughout the system and for the most part they achieved that.

Apple has polished its operating system and added a lot of nifty features but it is still struggling to keep

up with Android.