Parameter
|
Android
|
iPhone
|
Battery |
Removable and Replaceable |
No replacement battery |
Applications |
About 70,000 applications currently and growing rapidly |
About 2,30,000 applications currently and growing |
OS Update |
Non upgrade-able OS |
iPhone can support at least one major OS update before Apple launches a non-compatible or a higher configuration OS |
Jailbreak |
Many Android OS comes with an option to Jailbreak it from its service provider |
iPhone does not have this feature when you buy it |
Notifications |
System wide notifications (non-modal) and other application notifications in cascade windows |
Push notifications and individual notifications on updates |
Internal Memory |
Limited internal memory. Lots of apps in the internal memory will eventually make your phone less smart |
Good internal memory and you have choice of different internal memory sizes |
External Memory |
External SD card can be inserted to store more photos, media, etc. |
No external expandable memory. |
Dictionary |
Google Voice integration and user editable dictionary |
Artificial Intelligence type dictionary. iPhone learns as you type |
E-mail |
Separate Apps for Gmail and other E-mail |
Single E-mail app |
Visualization |
Visually crippled non-Google apps |
All apps are aesthetically gorgeous |
Sync |
Android has the Plug and Transfer feature |
iTunes sync model – just like iPods |
Menus and Buttons |
The menu and back buttons don’t always do the same thing |
One button – clear function |
Text editing |
Inconsistent text editing options |
Text editing operations (cut, copy, paste) act the same irrespective of the application |
Charger |
Micro USB charger that is something which is readily available in the market |
Apple charger only |