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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
iOS is severely outdated. All I could say is widgets and that would end the argument. The fact you have to have all your apps on your home screens is laughable. The folder system on the home screen is tired and ugly.
This is the same as it was in 2007
Compared to Android which is much more modern and sleek.
When talking to people about Apple products it reminds me of when Apple fans were talking to me about Blackberry several years ago. No change and trying to catch up instead of being the innovative one is death.
Who knows, maybe outdated is the wrong term but it's sure as heck boring. Things no longer have to be simple, my mom has a freakin iPhone that I helped her get. Things don't have to be so painstakingly simple. You shouldn't have to go through the settings to get to Wifi, blue tooth, etc etc. These things on Android are easily available on the home screen through gorgeous widgets.
Don't even get me started on the notification menu which Android has only perfected in 4.1 Jelly Bean. |
I still think the Apple one looks better. It's far from perfect, but the Android one looks cheap to me. Maybe it's just because it's a photograph of an actual phone, but the colors and the gradient look ugly. There's nothing cutting edge about it.
Functionally I like a lot of things about Android. I like that there's more control over things and I like a lot of the UI and menu structure. Apple requires too much hoop jumping to do some simple tasks. But there are just basic things like font rendering and overall aesthetics are still lacking in Android.
Ultimately I guess it's also what people are used to. After using Macs for a few years the font rendering in Windows makes me cringe and I feel the same way when I look at most Android phones.