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Android has over 70% market share.

by jimmaswell 6y ago

jonwinstanley 6y ago
What did you mean by this one?
jolux 6y ago
And significantly more malware than iOS has.
- jimmaswell 6y ago
  Malware can't do all that much but drain your battery with Android's sandboxing unless you're rooted.
  - Razengan 6y ago
    > unless you're rooted. There we go :)
    - echelon 6y ago
      You can run custom / 3rd party software without being rooted. Not that rooting should be impossible.
  - jolux 6y ago
    I thought there was a significant adware problem, rooted or not?
    - jimmaswell 6y ago
      You can easily find the app responsible for any push notification and uninstall it. Not sure about other avenues.
lavp 6y ago
According to [1], Android makes up 60% of the US smartphone market share; but you're comparing many different brands of phones, all of which use Android, to the iPhone which isn't exactly fair. You can see that the iPhone is still has the largest smartphone market share in the US. Also, bear in mind that Android phones thrive in less rich countries like Mexico [2] or the Philippines [3]. The price of the iPhone is perhaps the largest burden for these people, but I'm willing to speculate that if given the choice, most would favor iOS over Android. [1]: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-share/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-sh... [2]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867948/market-share-smartphone-brands-monthly-mexico/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/867948/market-share-smar... [3]: https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/philippines https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/philip...
- anshumankmr 6y ago
  Well, I'm from India and I still prefer Android to an iPhone. It is lightyears ahead in customization, which I prefer the most.
  - valparaiso 6y ago
    In real world only small percentage of people need customizations. Like when I was 16 I loved the Symbian OS. But now I'm 30 and I just want to use device which works without issues. That's why nearly whole Silicon Valley is using iPhones. Even at Google.

Android has over 70% market share.

jonwinstanley 6y ago

What did you mean by this one?

jolux 6y ago

And significantly more malware than iOS has.

jimmaswell 6y ago
Malware can't do all that much but drain your battery with Android's sandboxing unless you're rooted.
- Razengan 6y ago
  > unless you're rooted. There we go :)
  - echelon 6y ago
    You can run custom / 3rd party software without being rooted. Not that rooting should be impossible.
- jolux 6y ago
  I thought there was a significant adware problem, rooted or not?
  - jimmaswell 6y ago
    You can easily find the app responsible for any push notification and uninstall it. Not sure about other avenues.

lavp 6y ago

According to [1], Android makes up 60% of the US smartphone market share; but you're comparing many different brands of phones, all of which use Android, to the iPhone which isn't exactly fair. You can see that the iPhone is still has the largest smartphone market share in the US. Also, bear in mind that Android phones thrive in less rich countries like Mexico [2] or the Philippines [3]. The price of the iPhone is perhaps the largest burden for these people, but I'm willing to speculate that if given the choice, most would favor iOS over Android. [1]: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-share/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-sh... [2]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867948/market-share-smartphone-brands-monthly-mexico/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/867948/market-share-smar... [3]: https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/philippines https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/philip...

anshumankmr 6y ago
Well, I'm from India and I still prefer Android to an iPhone. It is lightyears ahead in customization, which I prefer the most.
- valparaiso 6y ago
  In real world only small percentage of people need customizations. Like when I was 16 I loved the Symbian OS. But now I'm 30 and I just want to use device which works without issues. That's why nearly whole Silicon Valley is using iPhones. Even at Google.