Well now that the new iPhone operating system has been shown at WWDC 2010, and has now for some reason been given an official name change from iPhone OS to iOS 4, how does the new OS stand up against the likes of the latest Android OS?
Well the guys over at Wired have done a comparison between both operating systems to see if iOS 4 is that far ahead of Android 2.2 Froyo.
So here goes…both do tethering, and multi-tasking, folders, copy and paste. Device wise iOS4 will work on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, the iPad in the fall, while the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch will gain iOS 4 with limited features. As for Android 2.2, it will more than likely come to the Motorola Droid and Nexus One.
Okay, now video chat, obviously iOS4 has it natively while Android 2.2 has to use add-on applications, the same goes for books, Android 2.2 does support Flash Player 10.1 but as you know Apple won’t allow Flash on any of their products.
Hotspot wise, Android 2.2 can share with up to 8 devices on WiFi, iOS 4 can’t. App wise, well we all know Apple has that one in the bag with 200,000 apps against 30,000 Android apps. As for email, iOS 4 has a unified inbox which combines multiple accounts while Android 2.2 doesn’t offer a unified inbox but can do threading in Gmail.
Music, well Apple has iTunes and streaming via apps, while Android streams music via add-on apps and has built in ability to play MP3 files.
So there it is all laid out for your scrutiny, so you can now make up your own mind as to which operating system actually comes out on top.