iOS or Android

As smart phones start to take over our everyday life (with most using them daily) the war rages on between the big 2!! With Apple fans and Android fans alike.. Each with their reasons as to why their device is better than the other. On the surface they are both same thing. You can do almost all the same things on each device..

I myself am an Android user... I wouldn't call myself a fan boy by any means, I can see that android devices are not fit for all purposes and the iPhone and iOS devices have their place too.

If someone asked me "Android or iPhone?" I would have to answer their question with a question... "What is it going to be used for?".

In my opinion Android devices are good because they can be cheap, highly customisable and highly versatile. Android users have more power over the look and feel of their device. The device can be the way they want it (within reason). This however also makes it a lot easier for things to go wrong. I feel like it also doesn't have the same style of support that apple products do so for inexperienced users could run into problems quiet easily. Personally I feel that Android is the more error prone OS.

On the other side of the fence there is iOS devices. These devices are not cheap! I think when Apple was designing their devices and OS they went with a keep it simple silly (KISS) approach. This makes iOS devices an ideal candidate for situations where you just need the device to work and don't care so much for customisations. Due to the somewhat restricted nature of iOS devices the user is unable to cause as many errors or mistakes thus making the platform 'more reliable'   Apple also has the support for its products with most countries having apple stores where you can walk in and ask for assistance.  Down side to the iOS devices (apart from the price :(_) is that you need iTunes to sync music and photos.  This bundled with lack of customisations and basic features (such as non-proprietary Bluetooth file transfer and expandable memory) is really what kills it for me.

I feel like I am being controlled every time I use an iOS device and I don't like it but that's just me. I like to tinker and break things by nature :). 

Professionally I would recommend using iOS devices as you will find that your less likely to run into problems with the end users due to the restrictive nature of the OS and the extra support you get from apple you won't get people (like myself) who like to break screwing things around (unless they decide to jail break it but that's a story for another time). So in general supporting the smart phones in your business will be easier and less of a hassle.

So in short, if you want a phone that's highly customisable and don't mind having to tinker with setting and other apps that much android is for you! However if you want or need support and want a stable and reliable experience with a 'simplistic' interface iOS devices would better suit you!