Where Android Auto has a strong advantage over CarPlay is navigation. Android Auto uses Google Maps, which is pretty much the gold standard. Google Maps has the same categories as Apple Maps, but much more accurate directions and details. This is the advantage of Google Maps native to the p...
For 2024, the biggest change is the Camera Control button which not only allows for dual-stage press to focus but also serves as a shortcut for camera settings. Also, the Action Button arrived on the base models after a 1-year exclusivity to the Pro models. Another upgrade on the base ...
Switching to Android also means losing all of Apple’s preinstalled apps. There may be a good chunk you don’t use, but think about FaceTime. You’ll have to use another app to video call people, like Facebook Messenger or Google Duo, which also...
Switching to Android also means losing all of Apple’s preinstalled apps. There may be a good chunk you don’t use, but think about FaceTime. You’ll have to use another app to video call people, like Facebook Messenger or Google Duo, which also means getting whoever you want to call ...
iOS is a closed system while Android is more open, which means that users can better customize their phones using the Android system. Because of its open nature, Android is also an easier target for hackers, whereas iOS is considered safer as Apple does not release its source code to develo...
four high-efficiency cores, and an Apple-designed GPU. In other words, the A11 Bionic is a hexa-core SoC that is almost entirely Apple-designed, which should result in a boost for augmented reality applications and development, as well as better battery life and performance compared to previou...
which offers seven years of Android version upgrades and security updates. But software is only half the equation. The other part is hardware and durability. Every iPhone Apple sells has an IP rating for dust- and water resistance. Newer models also have Ceramic Shield, a glass-ceramic hybrid...
charging adapter toreduce their environmental impact. If you don’t have a solid charger lined up for your new device, we have you covered withplenty of affordable options. And if you want to avoid accumulating more cables in your life, every new iPhone is alsocompatible with wireless ...
The DoJ suggests that Apple violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, which says that it is illegal to acquire or maintain monopoly power "through improper means." To make this argument, the DoJ needs to prove that Apple is a monopoly power in a relevant market, and that Apple used anticomp...
Apple Pay was once promoted as "Your wallet. Without the wallet," a description that, in truth, fits Google Wallet better. Google Pay, meanwhile, was promoted as "an easier way to pay," which in all fairness is what Apple ought to be saying. For the consumer, both systems offered conv...