Win 7 vs iOS vs Android
The industry of smart phones is dominated by three major brands, Windows, Apple and Google, which are creditworthy for making smart phones available with general user’s perspective. Initially smart phones were generally used by business people but later on; smart phones became a trend and a need for the general population because of the availability of more and more, user oriented applications which solve the purpose of the masses and their needs.
These brands came up with their own mobile platforms, mentioned as
- Windows: Windows Phone 7
- Apple: iOS
- Google: Android
Though the key concern of enhancing user experience with their device is the same for each brand, the extra-services & approach for providing so are different on each platform. Each brand overcomes the other in many aspects. Some of them are listed below:
| Features \ Platform |
Windows Phone 7 |
iOS |
Android |
| Hardware Support | A couple of devices | Particularly for iPhone, iPad | Nearly all devices support Android |
| Kernel | Windows CE 7 | OS X | Linux |
| Security | Secure | More secure | Susceptible to malware |
| Productivity Suite | Office Suite | iWork | Google docs |
| Voice Assistant | Cora | Siri | Iris |
| Cloud Support Application | Sky Drive | iCloud | Google Sync |
| Music Store | Zune | iTunes | Application based |
| Customization | No customization | Limited with Jail-breaking | Deep Customization |
| Home Screen | Live tiles | Icons | Icons+Widgets |
In earlier versions, among the three platforms, only Android was capable of providing over-the-air update for the phone, but new version of iOS is now capable of providing updates of firmware and even provides iTunes sync with desktop over Wi-Fi. Well, Windows is left behind in such race of technology service, as it provides only small bytes updates to users. There is a trade-off between the mobile platforms with the iOS being the most popular for now. This is the primary reason for iphone development being more sought after than android application development and windows mobile development.
Tags: android application development, ios applications, iphone development, windows 7
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