Android or iPhone Smart phones are one of the best examples of the sayings ‘failures are the pillars of success’, Steve Jobs who is considered as the master and the pioneer of iPhone technology got laid off from the same office (Apple) which he and his partners founded and then again he came back and took the world by storm from the same company and developed the Smart Phone technology that become the basis of modern day communication in the 21st century.
In one of his quotes Steve Jobs was heard saying ‘Designs is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works’ and how Smart Phones design works is a whole new ball game, especially with the advent of so many manufacturers of Smart Phones such as Google, Nokia, Samsung etc. While Apple uses its propriety iOS software, all the other manufacturers use the open source smart phone operating system the Android Software to run their phone. The million dollar question is when you go online shopping in Pakistan to buy a Smart Phone then what should be your choice – an iPhone or an Android phone. Both the phones have their pros and cons apart from the fact that iPhone came first, however the open source technology has always proven to be more stable and more tested and thus has given a tough competition to the iOS. The first and foremost difference between an Apple Device and an Android device is that the Android Software is an open source program and thus easily customized. A major bias that a person may have towards an iPhone or an Android Phone is the variety of product. Since Apple is just one company manufacturing the iPhones there are limited choices at any given time (e.g. between iPhone5 and iPhone7) there are three to four options for iPhone users. However during the very same period there would be a bundle of Android phones in the market from Samsung to Nokia to Google and the variety of choice may not help but hinder in making the choice to select the right product for oneself.
There is one bit of information that seems relevant to the field but may not comply with the article and that is the other operating systems available in the market for the smart phones such as Windows 10 Mobile and Amazons Fire OS. The ability of the user to select his / her phone has been made much easy with the advent of internet and the e-commerce market. Many shopping centers in Pakistan such as hafiz center shops have converted there business online and websites such as www.acom.pk serve their clients with state of the art technology in the SmartPhone market place. These online portals showcase smart phone devices from Samsung, Apple and Oppo to name a few giving users the ease of choice from the comfort of their homes and then delivering the product right at their door steps. Online shopping in Pakistan is the new trend and vendors not just fight on the price but they also fight on service and quality.