Both Google and Apple has updated and renovated their OS this year. The battle between Android and iOS is officially on since Android 5.0 is making its debut with Nexus 6 and iOS 8.1 is already released on the market. These two most popular mobile platforms are undoubtedly two most fierce competitors. If you are in the market of a new smartphone, you may find out that a choice between them is not an easy one. How about reading through this articles — a comparison between iOS 8.1 and Android 5.0, and see if we can help you. (Screenshots on the left are from Android 5.0, the others are iOS 8.1)
Lock & Home Screens
We can see from the above pictures that the lock screens of iOS 8.1 and Android 5.0 shares a lot of similarities. They both put time display and pending notifications in the middle with shortcuts in the bottom. As in android, it has a shortcut to the phone but no more widgets on lock screen which would be considered as a good thing.
There are not many changes on the Android 5.0 home screen except for the user interface. It has been given the Material Design to be able to present a smooth animations and transition effects. The iOS 8 home screen didn't surprise us much too — as simple and elegant as always. We can not say which one is the best. It is up to personal preferences.
Widgets & Customization
In order to courting the Android users who turn their back on Apple when designs of iOS devices turned stale, the iOS 8.1 incorporates widgets in its notification center — the widgets has long been an unique feature of Android.
All in all, we have to agree that Android 5.0 still owns a strong customization interface and Apple is taking its steps towards an open mind, no matter how slow it is.
Notification Panel
Android 5.0 comes with a big improvement in the notification panel. Important notifications now are given high priority and being showed on the top of the list. iOS adopts a different approach to notifications. It has bubbles appeared on the icons with numbers that stands for unread notifications. Either way, it is convenient to use. But Android 5.0 may have an advantage on incoming call notifications. Instead of occupying the entire screen, it displays a pop-up window so that it will not stop you when you are in the middle of playing games or anything else.
Dialer and phonebook
For quite a long time, troubles like restore data from an rooted Android phone keeps bother Android users because they want to get features that iPhone owners has. But now with Android's newly design of dial interface, iPhone users may consider doing the same thing. The awesome interface shows up contacts we're most likely want to call. Contacts include local businesses and nearby restaurants. In comparison, the iOS 8.1 owners will not have that much fun when searching their phone book and make a call.
Good news for iPhone users: after all these years, the latest iPhones are finally allowing 3rd party keyboards in the App Store.
Camera
Camera quality is a serious concern for most smartphone users, and it only gets more and more importance in our daily life. The Nexus 6 has a 13 MP camera with optical image stabilization and a 2MP front-facing camera. Although there are more functions to choose from, the camera of Android 5.0 still has a lot to learn from iPhone. The iPhone 6 comes with an 8 MP iSight camera and a low resolution front-facing camera which we usually used to taking selfie.
Conclusion
Android 5.0 comes with a more distinct feature of new design while iOS 8.1 hasn't change much in the visual effect but added services that are new and awesome. Sure it's way too early to pick a winner here, and in the principle of different strokes for different folks, I suspect you already pick your device.
What are your thoughts on the new iPhone and the upcoming Android 5.0?
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