Which is better Android or iPhone? a question that always flooding the internet by some of the most die-hard Android and iPhone fans out there, always arguing and debating which Smartphone is better, so we decided to create a complete list of reasons why Android is better than iPhone.
Remember the days when Android was first released to compete with Steve Jobs’s iPhone,? iPhone completely dominates over the Android and it was really embarrassing for Android users, and remember when iPhone users called an Android a Lagroid?? for some android fans it was hard to swallow but it was true, but what year are we now?? and those embarrassing days are long gone and android quickly adopts and catchup on iPhones technology and Android can now go toe to toe to its iPhone counterpart.
Before we proceed to our list let’s discuss first what is an Android and how it all begins.
First What is an android?
Android is an opensource Linux based operating system developed by Google, Android Os was first created by Android Inc. way back in 2003, the brains of Android Os are Andy Rubin and Rich Miner, these two are responsible for the first development of Android OS, first when the Android Os was still on development, its struggle to find its investors until a closed friend of Andy Rubin named Steve Perlman and gave $10,000 cash to help Andy Rubin. In 2005 Google acquired Android for $50 million, but Andy together with Miner and White joined Google for further development of Android Os.
Now Android Software is widely used from smartphones to tablets by different OEMs around the globe, it is said that there are 2.5 billion active users worldwide and the continuous development and innovation of Android Os brings the Android phone to compete against its iPhone counterpart.
Back to our main topic, here is the complete list of why Android is better than iPhone.
Affordability
One of the reasons why Android is better than iPhone is its price, Android has clearly an advantage over the iPhone, and we all know how expensive an iPhone really is, and many consumers around the world choose an Android for being an affordable yet reliable device.
iPhones are always in the flagship category while an Android phone has a budget and midrange that for these days has really competitive performance despite cheaper pricing.
Android phone nowadays from the Budget to Midrange category has snappy and smoother performance, a better camera, a bigger battery, and some other specs that are truly justifiable for the price and affordability is one of the reasons why Android is better than iPhones.
Plenty of Options
By being a widely used operating system by different OEM or Smartphone manufacturers. You always have an option of what kind or what brand of Android phone will you buy unlike an iPhone, that’s the only choice that you have is the latest iPhone lineup or the previous iPhones that are still available on the market.
While on Android you have Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, LG, Sony, and other smartphone makers that have their latest lineup from the budget, midrange, and flagship category.
Lots of Free apps !!
Who doesn’t want some free stuff right? Have you ever wondered why Android has a lot of free apps compared to iOS? because the iPhone user is willing to pay for their apps, Apple products like an iPhone, for example, are used as a status symbol for many, it is like a Ferrari in the Car industry.
Think about this, why would you buy an expensive Ferrari rather than buying an EVO? like an iPhone, it is often used as a status symbol for some, it’s like you paid more for less right?? On the other hand, Android users are sometimes more practical kind of customers than iPhone users and for that reason, iOS developers know that no matter what happens their apps on iOS will be sold.
So why does Android have a lot of free apps? it’s simply the massive number of users of Android Os that they can’t ignore, there are a lot of free apps on Android but some of them like some games, for example, are free to play but have some advantage on the game it requires to pay some real money, and for that reason, developers on android can still earn from its free apps.
Fast Charging
I know some of you might complain that the iPhone 11 Pro supports fast charging, but it has only had an 18W charger out of the box and if you want to charge faster you need to buy another charger, while on Android even for a budget and mid-range category you can get a USB-C fast-charging capability for a cheaper price.
Like Huawei, Nokia, Xiaomi, and Oppo they have a phone lineup that is built for the budget and Mid-range categories with a fast charger out of the Box.
Lots Of Display Options
Of the reasons why Android is better than iPhone is the display, as Android has a large variety of options, you can choose what kind of display you’re looking for like, for example, the Samsung S and Note series with the best display on the market.
And if you want a smartphone with a good display that is built for gaming you can choose a phone like ROG phone 2 and Razer phone with a 120Hz display refresh rate.
Very Wide Ecosystem
With an Operating system with a huge number of users, it is one of the reasons why Android is better than iOS when you have trouble with your new smartphone you can easily find a solution by finding it in a forum or just by simply googling.
And since Android has a huge number of users, many third-party manufacturers create and sell affordable yet useful accessories for Android smartphones.
Modded Apps
Did you know that there are some apps that you can’t find on an iPhone? You read it right, actually, there are a lot of them, but unfortunately, some of the modded Android apps are illegal, like some modded gaming apps that give an advantage for the user like manipulating the cash in the game to buy weapons and stuff and it is unfair for some player who likes to play fair. But some modded apps don’t cause harm like the Gcam that allows another compatible Android phone into a Pixel-like camera that uses HDR+ technology to capture better photos.
Gcam despite the fact that it doesn’t cause harm Gcam is still considered illegal so if you are planning to try modded Android apps do it at your own risk.
Customization
Customizing your phone for what it should look like is the thing that you can’t do to your iPhone.
Yeah maybe there are some but it is very limited, unlike android that offers a lot of customization options from third parties like keyboard, free messaging apps, widgets, and even the UI itself, you can customize the user interface of an Android device by using Third-party Luncher that suit of users preference.
I want to make this clear that there are few customization options for iPhone but the customization that you can do from the Android device is way better than you can do from an iPhone.
Android Is an Opensource
One of the benefits of Opensource is that Android can easily be customized, and the smartphone manufacturer has own freedom to modify Android source code and build an Android phone the way it wants to.
And for that reason, smartphone makers can build different kinds of smartphones with different features and uses that might suit the needs of customers like us.
In addition to Android being an open source, bugs, and exploits are discovered more quickly that make the Android device more secure.
Free Internet
This one is illegal but this is worth mentioning, did you know that you can have free internet access on an Android device?? Yes, you can and you will not spend even a single cent to access free internet, How? well as I mentioned Android is an open-source right? and for that reason, many developers can access the Android source code can build their magic.
I also mention that there are a lot of modded apps out there and some of those apps can help you access free internet, how I wish I could do a tutorial for free internet access but it’s illegal, so you better find it on some tech forum.
Hardware
Many say that iPhones mostly rely on their software, and Android?? their hardware !!
As I said, Android Os are widely used by different OEMs, and maybe you already know that a smartphone that has software and hardware built by the same company is more optimized like the iPhone and Google Pixel for example, but it is not the case for other smartphone makers like Samsung, LG, Sony, etc. but they made a solution for that, instead of focusing on the software they put their product the best hardware as possible.
Android hardware is the reason why Android phones always compete with each other by using their hardware or what I call “SPECS wars” or battle of specifications, they use their hardware specs to attract more customers, and that is why we can get an Android phone with lots of RAMs that range up to 12GB of RAM like the one we can see from a gaming phone like the ROG Phone 2,
You can also get an Android phone with 50x to 100x zoom like what Samsung and Huawei did, a 120Hz refresh rate display, and OLED with QHD resolution if you are looking for the best hardware. you can find it on the Android device.
Design
In the early days, the iPhone was clearly better in terms of futuristic design than Android, but everything has changed, from 4 out of 5 smartphones running Android, and many companies are innovating the design of an Android phone with a more flawless and futuristic look than an iPhone.
Android today has smaller bezels and teardrop notch, and who wouldn’t love the aggressive design of some Android gaming phones like ROG phone and Black Shark?
Headphone jack
It’s always been an issue for everybody, the headphone jack !!… there were many violent reactions when the iPhone first abandoned the headphone jack way back in 2016 and later followed by the Google Pixel, although the Pixel phone is also an Android phone there are still many Android phones on the market that have a headphone jack.
Touch ID
The new iPhone doesn’t have a fingerprint reader and instead of its touch ID, it is now using facial recognition or face ID to unlock the phone.
But touch ID is far more secure than face ID for the reason of there is no identical fingerprint that exists while on the other hand, there are many claims that face ID can be fooled, not working, and slow.
Luckily there are still many Android phones that use a more secure and faster touch ID.
Downloading Apps
Apple is very strict when it comes to downloading an application, On android, you can download apps not just from Google Play Store, but also from other websites like Amazon App Store, Apk mirror, and Apk pure, or directly download the apps from its official website.
But on the iPhone, only the App Store is the place to find and download apps that they might need.
