Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Why would I purchase an Android smartphone?

By May Tullie


Android has come a long since 2005 when Google bought a relatively unknown company called Android Inc. Over the course of 10 years Google opened up the operating system and let anyone download, alter, personalize, use and share it totally free.

Freedom may be the keyword that sets apart Android from all other smartphones available in the market. Apple keeps a tyrannical like clasp on its iOS and Blackberry is not much different. In comparison you're free to install any software you want on an Android phone. The app marketplace is not limited to what someone within a review department evaluates to be suitable.

Due to this type of liberty, software coders are ditching Apple and embracing the freedom which producing for Android delivers. There are now tens of thousands of applications available, many of them are actually useful! For example the out of the box messaging app is nothing to shout about on the Android but it doesn't have to be as there are more than a dozen free of charge applications that you can download that can replace the internal texting application. This level of personalization and choice is just not available on other smartphones where the makers want to tie you down to only their .

Since it's much easier for coders to make apps and because there is more competition you will notice that many apps you need to pay for on the iPhone and Blackberry cost nothing on the Android, or at a minimum you can find a free 'lite' edition available so you are saving on the cost of modifying your mobile phone.

In case you are anything like the average Internet user you almost certainly use multiple Google web services like Gmail, Gtalk, Drive and Search. Although you can acquire these services on other cell phones, the Android OS has built software which incorporate and sync effortlessly with your smartphone. For example, say you add a completely new contact into your address book, Android is clever enough to sync your Google contacts list so when you ever misplace your phone then all of your important contact details is saved in Google's cloud services.

Protection is probably a major variable and with smart phone usage rising, fraudsters and unlawful gangs are actively attempting to get access to the sensitive data individuals store on their phones.. Though you could get some great security applications for Android you can be sure that Google has constantly got your back using its remote kill switch ability to eliminate any harmful apps that could have found their way on to your cell phone.

Finally there is the important aspect of variety. With an iPhone you're restricted to one product, not excellent if you would like to express yourself. The Blackberry targets companies and the designs are definitely not inspiring. Alternatively because the Android Mobile Phone is a free operating-system which you can use without royalties, many large smartphone producers are creating Android based smartphones. You now have the choice of type, choice of sizes, choice of functions and most of all find a smart phone that fits the budget.




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