Google Androids Vs. Apple Iphones

Google Android phones and Apple iPhones are the two most stunning mobile computing devices of this era. Both of these operating systems come with powerful features to compete with one another. Google designed the Android operating system with the realization that the future of computing would be in mobile devices. Therefore, they focused on innovating portable mobile devices just as they had done with desktops. The Android operating system can be used on both smart phones as well as tablet PCs. One of the most powerful models running on the Android operating system is the Samsung Galaxy. Most Android phones support multitasking, mobile broadband and an excellent user interface.

However, Apple ventured into the cell phone industry aiming to earn revenue from the smart phone hardware itself. The company later realized the great potential in mobile advertising and acquired AdMob, which was later snatched by Google. In response, Apple acquired AdMobs biggest competitor Quattro.

In the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the sale of Android phones. The reason is because Android phones come with various features that are not included in Apples iPhones. The Android softwares main attraction is its open source. That is, any mobile phone vendor can use and modify the Android Operating System. This is one function that Apple iPhones lack, resulting in customer dissatisfaction. Android users can create their own applications to enhance their mobile device according to their preferences. The open source capability of Android phones raises big challenge for iPhones. The Android OS offers the freedom to choose the hardware device such as smart phones, e-book readers and tablet PCs.

According to a Bloomberg news report, Apple sold more than 5 million iPhones after its introduction. A market analysis shows that the iPhone has earned revenue of $42.9 billion. Apples iPhones also boast 200,000 applications with more than 5 billion downloads. Similar to Apple, Google is achieving success with the release of Android smart phones. According to Googles Senior Vice President of Product Management Jonathan Rosenberg, there are 160,000 Android phones being activated each day. Although the Android application market is lacking in superiority, it will soon grow to be very competitive with Apples app store.

Androids greatest strength is its SDK, which provides the tools to develop any mobile application. The Android operating system is based on Java, which is very easy to use. In contrast, the application developments for Apple iPhones do not result in much profit for developers. However, Android application developers can use a robust emulator to test the applications without relying on physical hardware.