Android and iOS

How to determine who is the winner of Android and iOS, more than one standard. Many people in the industry reject the comparison between iOS and Android, that they are fundamentally different and not comparable.

However, for ordinary users, they run many similar software, the user conversion rate is also very high. The following Tencent technology to take you inventory of the two most popular smartphone systems have their own advantages.

Number of apps: Google play overtook App Store

In recent days, Appfigures, a smart platform that holds information on thousands of iOS and Android developers, points out that Google play has 1.43 million apps, the first Super App store 1.21 million.

It can be said that the Android system is finally not only in the market share advantage, and in the number of applications can also compete with iOS.

Application quality: Different standards are difficult to compete

Different from quantifiable specific application quantity, application quality, user feeling are very subjective. Earlier, a company named Utest compared the quality of applications in the two major application stores.

According to the company's data, iOS apps averaged 68.5 points, while Android averaged 63.3. iOS applications should be above. But there are also comments that Android's open source brings more possibilities, and that customization also satisfies more user needs.

Openness: Android is more open

There is no doubt that openness is the most common concern when it comes to Android and iOS. The Android system has its own open source program Aosp (Android Open source project), which can be developed two times for the source code as long as it adheres to a specific open source protocol. As a result, more and more powerful features can be implemented on the Android system.

On Android, you can open a link in any browser, free from any installation program, and call a Third-party program-sharing file--------------------------------------------

Management and Security: iOS more secure Android easy to manage

Although iOS has been adhering to the "Shunmo Shang" mentality, but the security of its control is beyond doubt, no matter what you do to it, as long as you do not have the express permission, any Third-party software (including Apple's own need to network software) can not get your personal information.

By contrast, Android's development team is large but of great quality and easy to bring security risks. However, the Android file management is similar to Windows, users can create a file directory in the SD card, like operating a computer to operate their own smartphones, but also from more places to download the required software.

Market share: Android advantage is shrinking

Android had an absolute advantage in terms of market share, but Android covered more of the price range from the handset side, while iOS was limited to Apple products.

In addition, IOS-enabled devices have iphones and ipads, and devices that use Android include set-top boxes, routers, karaoke machines, and on-board navigation.

But that advantage seems to be weakening. The iphone 6 and iphone 6 Plus have boosted the market share of iOS, which has seen growth in all markets except Japan since the IPO, Forbes magazine reported recently. Android's market share in the US dropped from 50.04% in November 2013 to 48.4%, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the research institute, while iOS grew 4.3% per cent in the market, to 47.7%, Almost flat with Android smartphones.

Pay: iOS developers pay higher

Although iOS's market share in the United States has grown quite a bit, the new US technology web site, the Next web, has reported that the Android platform has attracted a growing number of developers with its huge user base and open development environment, a trend that is particularly evident in Asia.

But the developers of iOS seem to be making more money. According to Vision Mobile, a market-research firm, the average iOS developer earns about $500-1000 a month from each app, compared with just 101-200 dollars for Android developers.