Last month Apple released a new iOS operating system 10, which can install all the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, 6s and 6s Plus 6 and 6 Plus, and iPhone SE iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5. That is, the company provided an update for each device manufactured since 2012. The OS was released simultaneously for all models, all operators and in all regions.
Regular updates – priceless
Quick and regular software updates has always been a strong point of the iPhone. No platform, including Android, can boast the same level of support for hardware, like Apple. A good reason to go for the products of “Apple” of the company.
For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S3, introduced in 2012, officially can only be updated to Android 4.4 KitKat. Recall that the latest version of Android – 7.0 Nougat. Even your own smartphone Google Nexus 4, presented in the same 2012, only got Android Lollipop 5.1.1.
Imagine if the iPhone 5 was on iOS 5 or iOS 7 (!)
Of course, to compare the updates for iOS and Android is like comparing apples to oranges. There are many reasons why an operating system developed by Google, but installed on a huge number of devices of third party manufacturers can’t compete with iOS.
However, this is not a problem of the user. There is no justification for the fact that most manufacturers don’t supply updates for their devices.
This applies not only to old gadgets. This month Apple will release an update for owners of iPhone 7 Plus, which will bring the ability to shoot with the bokeh effect. Last year the company released iOS 9 exclusively for iPhone 6s, adding night mode, secure notes and other functions.
The importance of security updates
New features is good, but much more important is the correction of existing errors, and most important – security update. Different platforms have vulnerabilities, it can not escape, however, it is very important how the manufacturer copes with them and how quickly.
Apple may at any time issue a patch for iOS, and it will be available for all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, regardless of region or carrier. The company has done so for many years and practicing it until now.
10 iOS brought many new features, improved security and privacy, high performance and extra battery life. According to some users, the OS has breathed new life into their gadgets.” As practice shows, after a few months the vast majority of iPhone will work on iOS 10. Already, more than half of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch switched to the new OS.
At the same time, the percentage of smartphones with Android 7.0 Nougat, released even before iOS, is very small, and most likely will remain as such. Many owners of Android smartphones don’t even know about the release of the new OS, or they simply still.
Thus, if system updates are an important factor for you, do you want to receive new options immediately after the release and get support for many years, you probably should think about switching to the iPhone.
