A survey revealed that 45% of iPhone users believe Android phones are “more advanced” than iPhones. 31% of the iPhone users disagreed, while the remainder were unsure. The survey, conducted by OnePulse, saw the participation of over 1,500 iPhone and Android users via its app. Overall, 40% of all those who participated said that Android was more advanced that the iPhone.
However, this reception does not necessarily mean that Android will see any major growth as 68% felt that iPhones will always be more popular than Android. Even more surprising was the fact that 81% of Android users felt the same. 74% of those surveyed said that they associated Apple with being ‘expensive’. This may be explain the iPhone’s popularity as people believe it to be a gadget that people tend to aspire for.
Back in September Futuremark, the company behind 3DMark, released a report based on two years worth of data. According to the report’s Best Device Rankings, iPhones were always playing catchup to Android’s flagships smartphones. It also showed that the iPhone 6 produces “remarkably consistent (performance) scores,” while the Nexus 6 showed “signs of performance throttling.”
The battle between Google and Apple has gone beyond smartphones and has spilled over into the world of finance. A few days ago Google’s parent company,Alphabet, overtook Apple to become the most valuable company in the world. Alphabet had disclosed its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015, which had led to a rally during after-hours trading that helped it push past Apple. The company’s shares rose by 4.2% giving the company a market capitalization of $560 billion, while Apple had a market capitalization of $539.7 billion. However, a couple of days later, Apple had regained its crown. Its shares rose by 2% to take its market capitalization to $534 billion, while Alphabet fell by almost 5% taking its capitalization down to just above $500 billion.
Source: International Business Times
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