Android 2.2 vs iOS 4.1

[e_expert]

I?ve spent some time reading about both the Android 2.2 (Froyo) and the iOS 4.1 update recently. Although it?s a pretty close race, looking at a side-by-side comparison of the two leads me to believe that Android is actually winning by a nose.

One of the main problems that were holding the older versions of Android back was their issues with speed. This problem has now been solved with changes that give the OS a 2x to 5x times performance boost which is epic, and there are even rumors that Google is just being modest and that the speed boost is more like 4x-5x. Can?t understand why people are still freaking out about the iPhone 4?

[landotheripper]

I definitely pick android! iOS4 is nice looking, smooth and FAST, while the Android platform (with any built) is slower and much laggier. I still choose Android though because it is an open platform and iOS isn't. But I have to be honest, iOS4 is fast, smooth and very preety!

[een625]

The smoothness and speed of ios is actually smoke and mirrors.
ios uses a lot of tricks to make things appear smoother.
Even wonder why each ios app always launch with a static image instead of going straight to the app?
That's because rather than loading the actual app straight away, it loads the static image first, show it to you, and then load the actual app.
If you time ios app load time until it gets to the actual app, it is actually slower than android.

An even easier test, load up engadget.com or any complex website in full desktop version. Now, try to scroll up or down really2 fast in ios, you might think it's smooth but it is full of checkerboard pattern, And this is true of iphone 4 in ios 4.1
IN android, if you scroll up or down really fast, the scrolling will be slightly choppier but you can actually see the content.
The same thing with zooming in and out.

Again it's all about smoke and mirrors, and I myself prefer the real thing anyday...

[Doony2010]

I would say 2.2 AKA Froyo is much better then iOS 4.1 and upcoming iOs 4.2