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The widest range of current iPhones available on the official Apple Online Store page may raise doubts even among people who have been familiar with the technology of the American manufacturer for several years. To understand and choose « Best iPhone» with an acceptable price tag, you need an integrated approach to the issue. In this material we will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of certain iPhone models and help you make a choice.
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At the time of writing, there are 8 iPhone models on official sale: the latest iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, last year’s iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (), previous versions iPhone 7/7 Plus (). As for the iPhone X, iPhone 6s/6s Plus and iPhone SE, they are officially discontinued. But since these devices are still on sale from official resellers, this year we will leave them in our review.
Note: iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 were not included in the list because they are not officially sold by Apple in Russia (but some resellers do). And even now a lot of restored “fives” and “sixes” are sold under the guise of new ones (details and). Be careful.
Smartphones are equipped with Apple A9 processor, 2 GB random access memory, 12 MP main and 5 MP front cameras.
All modern features like 3D Touch (a technology that allows you to determine the force of pressing on the display), Taptic Engine tactile feedback, and a second-generation Touch ID fingerprint sensor (when the iPhone is not charging) are present.
The iPhone 6s Plus model from its younger 4.7-inch brother, in addition to the larger display diagonal, is distinguished by a more capacious battery that provides impressive battery life. battery life and the presence of optical image stabilization when shooting through the main camera.
iPhone 6s is available in space gray, silver, gold and rose gold.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are quite powerful devices that are still relevant today. Currently on sale are 32 and 128 GB versions (16 GB model after launch iPhone sales 7 was discontinued).
Comparison of technical characteristics of iPhone 6S / 6S Plus, iPhone 8 / 8 Plus and iPhone X (click to enlarge)
Prices for iPhone 6s in Russia
Buy basic iPhone version 6s 32 GB from retailers in Russia can be from 29,990 rubles. Option with 128 GB internal memory will cost 34,990 rubles.
The cost of iPhone 6s Plus 32 GB is 26,990 rubles.
iPhone SE is suitable for those who do not like modern “shovels” with a large display diagonal or who want to purchase a relatively modern device, but at a lower price than the iPhone 6s. The gadget will be as relevant as the iPhone 6s - for the next 2-3 years. Supports iOS 12. 32 GB and 128 GB models are available.
Prices for iPhone SE in Russia
The only drawback is the lack of a 3.5 mm audio jack, but it seems that Apple has set a new fashion trend, because competing manufacturers have also begun to release models without it. Popularity wireless headphones and accessories with the Lightning interface has increased sharply.
The 5.5-inch model has big amount exclusive features: dual main camera (two 12 MP sensors with wide-angle and telephoto lenses) with 2x main and 10x digital zoom and 3 GB of RAM.
Currently, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are sold in two versions with 32 and 128 GB storage.
Comparison of technical characteristics of iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 (Table)
Prices for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in Russia
Battery capacity has decreased slightly, but battery life remains the same due to the use of a more energy-efficient processor. Among the peripheral modules, we can also highlight Bluetooth 5.0, which replaced version 4.2.
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus colors
Prices for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in Russia
iPhone X
In 2017, Apple released three smartphones at once, but for those who want to use exclusively “hi-end” devices, the choice has been narrowed to one. iPhone X () costs an order of magnitude more than its counterparts, but also offers much richer functionality.
Like the iPhone 8/8 Plus, the 2017 flagship received a glass body rear panel, but the front part of the device has changed dramatically. First of all, the 5.8-inch screen, which occupies almost the entire panel area, and the absence of a Home button are striking.
Took over her functions operating system, which supports new control gestures, as well as Face ID user facial identification technology, replacing the Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
At the same time, despite the largest display diagonal in the line, the dimensions of the “tens” are not much larger than the dimensions of the 4.7-inch models.
From iPhone benefits X also worth noting is the Super Retina HD screen with a resolution of 2436 × 1125 pixels (458 pixels per inch), an improved camera with technology optical stabilization on both lenses, “Portrait” modes with functionality and a function for the front camera.
Let us repeat that with the release of iOS 12, the iPhone X and iPhone 8 Plus did not receive a function that allows you to adjust the level of background blur.
Autumn 2018 iPhone of the year The X has been discontinued, but can still be found at major resellers.
Prices for iPhone X in Russia
iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
Design and screen
The new flagship uses exactly the same display module as last year's iPhone X - an OLED matrix, resolution 2436 × 1125 pixels (458 ppi), the same contrast (1,000,000:1), brightness (625 cd/m²) and set of supported technologies (HDR10, Dolby Vision, True Tone, 3D Touch, etc.).
From a design point of view, there are only two significant changes, one good and the other, as usual, bad. Good, of course, should be called the appearance of a new golden color of the case, which does not look like an “Arabic road”, but is very modern and technologically advanced.
The negative point was the asymmetry at the bottom edge iPhone cases XS / XS Max, which can drive a perfectionist crazy. To the left of the Lightning connector there are 7 holes for the speaker, while to the right there are 4 holes and a plastic insert (“antenna”). Probably, the designers had to take such a step reluctantly and under pressure from engineers who demanded better conditions for signal transmission due to the expansion of the list of supported standards ().
Another announced change is stronger glass, but a number of tests carried out by various bloggers and reviewers show that there has been no revolution in this direction, and it is still just as easy to shoot a “web” across the screen or back panel.
Performance
In terms of this indicator, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are significantly superior to the iPhone X, and it is performance that is responsible for such a high cost of the new product. In 2018, Apple managed to significantly outpace its competitors in the nanometer race - while most vendors are having difficulty establishing a 7-nm process technology to create innovative processors, the Apple corporation is already equipping the new iPhone XS, XS Max and even iPhone XR with them.
As a result, the 6-core Apple A12 Bionic with clock frequency 2.6 GHz (predecessor 2.1 GHz) is about 20% faster than the Apple A11 Bionic, 50% faster with graphics and 40% more efficient in using battery power. Thanks to this, the iPhone XS lasts for half an hour, and the iPhone XS Max for an hour and a half longer than the iPhone X.
Naturally, the secondary processor modules have also been improved - the graphics coprocessor, the M12 Motion coprocessor and the Neural Engine, which now processes 10 times more tasks (5 trillion) in one second.
In addition, new Apple smartphones have received an additional gigabyte of RAM and now cope much better when loading a large number of applications into RAM.
Cameras
The iPhone XS camera itself (as well as the iPhone XS Max) has undergone virtually no changes, but Apple programmers have worked hard on it. The only innovation that you can “touch” is the increased size of the wide-angle lens matrix, which now has a pixel size of 1.4µm (1.0µm for the iPhone X). But from a software point of view, iPhone lovers now have some really interesting opportunities.
First of all, advanced users will notice improved performance iPhone cameras XS with objects in the background, especially those in difficult lighting conditions for shooting (in the shadows or overexposure). Thanks to SmartHDR technology, it will be possible to see in the pictures what the iPhone X’s optics could simply “write off” to the side of darkness or light. Another innovation is the ability to adjust the level of background blur on ready-made portrait photographs thanks to new feature.
Face ID
Experienced iPhone users remember how significant the difference in the speed of the Touch ID fingerprint scanner was between the pioneer of this iPhone technology 5s and iPhone 6S. So, in the case of the iPhone XS, one cannot expect the same progress, although a technology update was announced at the presentation on September 12, 2018. Practical tests show that the speed of recognizing the user's face has increased slightly compared to the iPhone X.
Water and dust protection
Apple is one of those companies that will play it safe three times before they declare that a device meets any standards, especially when it comes to security. For the new iPhone XS, Phil Schiller boldly declared the IP68 standard and assured that the smartphone can be lowered into water to a depth of two meters for no more than 30 minutes. In addition, the corporation's top manager said that during tests the gadget was also doused with other liquids. This statement, as expected, caused a response from the community - observers and bloggers began to massively drown the new iPhones in whatever they had to (chlorinated and sea water, beer, juice, etc.), and in general confirmed the assumptions that the new case is protected from moisture and dirt is much better than the iPhone X.
Battery
The battery capacity of the iPhone XS is lower than that of last year's model - 2658 mAh versus 2716 mAh, however, as mentioned above, the average operating time without an additional power source for the new flagship is as much as 30 minutes higher, which is due to the use of an innovative processor.
Dual SIM support
It deserves special attention. All three are new iPhone models 2018 allow you to use the usual nanoSIM along with the electronic eSIM. The latter is not supported in Russia, as well as in most other countries of the world, but some experts predict the launch of the technology by domestic operators in the near future. In addition, especially for the Chinese market, Apple released a special edition version with a double-sided tray for two physical nanSIM cards, which will certainly be in demand in Russia (it works)
As mentioned above, this year is the first time Apple has equipped all models with the same performance package, further blurring the differences between the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. If previously there were obvious differences between 4.7- and 5.5-inch devices (more RAM, dual camera), now buyers essentially just have to choose between a smartphone with a 5.8-inch screen, dimensions: 143.6 × 70.9 × 7.7 mm, weight 177 grams, and a smartphone with a 6.5-inch display, dimensions: 157.5 × 77.4 × 7.7 mm, weight 208 grams.
It is noteworthy that even resolution will not play any role in the choice, because both displays have identical pixel density - 458 pixels per inch. The only difference is the slightly thinner frames of the iPhone XS Max, where the screen covers 84.4% of the front panel area.
It's also worth mentioning that the iPhone XS Max has a larger battery (3400 mAh versus 2800 mAh) than the iPhone XS, which significantly increases battery life.
And, of course, the deciding factor when choosing can be the price.
The question - which is better: an iPhone or Android smartphones, iPad or tablets from other companies worries many of those who are planning to buy a new gadget. The publication interviewed executives of companies in the field mobile technologies about their personal and professional preferences, about the advantages of one operating system over another, about what should the user choose - iOS or Android?
Mature ecosystem
“Today, when choosing a smartphone or tablet, the main thing is not the different specifications like battery capacity, camera resolution, etc. They are more or less similar at all modern devices. The main thing for the user is the mobile ecosystem. And on iOS, for example, it is much more developed. The most active users are on iOS, which is why the developers of all popular and successful applications make their product primarily for this operating system and only then finalize it for Android and Windows. 90% of Wheely's regular and active users also use Apple smartphones, so our main product is the iOS version.
Speaking in simple words, having purchased a device under iOS control, you are guaranteed to receive the most best apps and games first." Anton Chirkunov, founder of Wheely.
Flash and convenient file transfer
“When Android first came out on NTS phones, Apple founder Steve Jobs said he would do everything to destroy iOS's main competitor. Back in 2008, he predicted that Android would eventually gain significant market share, and he was right: Android held about 70.1% of the smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Strategy Analytics.
Over the four years of its existence, Android, along with iOS, has created innovative and advanced software products and has established itself as an integral part of many electronic devices, has gained popularity among users. Unlike iOS, Android supports Flash, which is used on many websites, has opened its source, which gives freedom when choosing software products. Android also benefits from the fact that transferring files to mobile devices occurs without special programs, this can be done via USB or via a flash card.
Many analysts expect Android's market share to be mobile devices will not decrease, there is a tendency for it to remain at the same level or even increase. But regarding iOS, on the contrary, the forecasts are not very positive. Well, we’ll wait and see.” Maxim Evdokimov, CEO of MOBI.Money.
Don't fight the interface
“How many famous, successful people have you seen with an iPhone? What about Android? Probably the ratio will be 95% to 5% in favor of the iPhone. And this is not because it is fashionable. Quite the opposite: the iPhone has become popular among successful people because it is convenient. People whose time is valuable make this choice because the iPhone allows them to save time, enjoy using the device and focus on what they want to do: communicate with the right people, write messages, use social networks, and do it all without hindrance. Don't fight with the interface.
Both the iPhone hardware and software look great. The devices look appropriate in the hands of an entrepreneur, a student, a catwalk model, and a neighbor from the nearest entrance.
It's funny, but it's true that all applications almost always look more attractive and more convenient on the iPhone. Just compare in the store by running the same applications. It gets to the point of comical: compare how the icons of identical applications look, which, it would seem, should look the same: on Android icons will look “collective farm”. Anatoly Maryin, CEO of ShopPoints and StarCard companies.
Large selection of accessories
iPhones are ubiquitous, and you will find a huge number of accessories for them: cases for every taste, chargers, batteries, etc. With Android, the situation is different: there are many device manufacturers, there are a huge number of models from each manufacturer, it is simply impossible to come up with and produce a sufficient number of accessories for each model.
It's the same with renovations. Your iPhone will be repaired in any workshop and they will always find a replacement for broken glass or a broken button. Fixing a broken Android will be much more difficult and expensive.
iPhone is more reliable than competitors
The iPhone is much more reliable, since the manufacturer has been honing the nuances of producing one model and one operating system for years, each upgrade of which becomes more reliable, simpler, more powerful, and more productive. The scale of sales of hundreds of millions of devices allowed Apple to hone production technologies and software down to the smallest detail. For example, even an old iPhone will be pleased with its fairly fast operation and complete absence of glitches, while Android devices, after one and a half to two years of service, begin to slow down and freeze.
In terms of hardware reliability, the iPhone is also ahead of all manufacturers: according to a recent study by Strategy Analytics, Apple devices are almost three times more reliable Samsung smartphones and at five – Nokia. Better buy one good device and enjoy it for years, rather than constantly buying new devices to replace broken ones or those that have begun to glitch unbearably.
The best apps are available earlier on iPhone
Most developers choose to launch the application on iPhone first and only after some time launch it on Android. This is due to the well-developed iOS development tools.
For example, Instagram, one of the world's largest social networks, was only available on iPhone for over a year. Only recently it was launched for Android. Starcard developers also first released the application for iPhone, and only by a large margin are releasing it for Android.
Anyway, there is a common saying among power users: “On average, an Android user spends 17 minutes a week explaining why he didn’t buy an iPhone.”
Each of us at least once, but often several times, has to make an important life choice. Faculty of Philology or Army? Marry or wait? Android or iOS? Any option has both pros and cons, and in the case of mobile operating systems they are quite obvious.
Tell me what kind of smartphone you have, and I will tell you who you are. This is how you can paraphrase a famous phrase today. Photo: Photoxpress
Nowadays it is already difficult to find a smartphone that will terribly irritate the owner with slow operation. The performance of most devices has improved to an acceptable level, graphics work smoothly, and the Internet, if it doesn’t fly, at least runs quite quickly. Owners of modest budgets buy themselves a good and fairly fresh chinese smartphone on Android or not the newest, but quite working iPhone 5s or iPhone 6.
What are these people motivated by? Some people care about the design of the case, others want the device to work for a long time without recharging, and still others want the system to be completely free of errors and glitches. It's time to find out what Android and iOS smartphones actually offer their owners.
1. iOS is an ecosystem. This word refers to the common connection of all iOS devices that you have. Photos taken with anything are uploaded to a single storage, text in the editor can be started on the iPhone and finished on the iPad (or Mac computer), the password entered in the browser on one device automatically begins to be stored on the other, and so on.
This is convenient, but for this you need to buy several Apple gadgets, which not everyone can afford. On the other hand, it is not possible to combine an Android smartphone and an iPad. Samsung is trying to build a similar ecosystem, but other manufacturers seem to have stopped thinking in this direction.
2. The iPhone line still has powerful and convenient smartphones with small screens. This includes the four-inch iPhone SE and the later iPhone 6s, 7 and 8 with a 4.7-inch screen diagonal.
Try to find a decent Android smartphone with a screen smaller than 4.7 inches - you will be unpleasantly disappointed. This is a couple Samsung models, a couple more are made by Sony, one model each from Lenovo and Asus. The rest is either some kind of quiet horror with low-power processors, minimal memory and low screen resolution, or smartphones made of crocodile skin for 200 thousand rubles (with hardware from five years ago), or “shovels” with screens from five inches to infinity. Finding a small and powerful Android smartphone is a challenge.
3. iOS means at least four years of operating system updates. Android fans are wondering whether at least the next version of the platform will be released for their smartphones, and owners of Apple devices are not worried about this topic. For example, the latest iOS 11, released in September 2017, can even be installed on the iPhone 5s. And he, for a minute, came out in September 2013.
For comparison, the “reference” smartphone Google Nexus 5 of the same year was updated in October 2016 and that’s all. And some Android smartphone manufacturers may never update the platform at all. No new service features, no security updates.
4. iOS is a secure system. Applications are installed only from a verified directory App Store, and download from the Internet installation file some kind of program to then launch it will not work (and in Android it will work, but you cannot vouch for a positive result).
That’s why there aren’t any good antiviruses for the iPhone—they’re not needed yet. It's hard to guess what will happen in the future, but now using the iPhone is quite safe. The exception is fake sites that look like real ones (for example, online banking systems) and trick people into obtaining logins, passwords, and credit card numbers.
Fraudsters' resources open in a regular browser, and the salvation from them is common sense, not a secure operating system. However, there are also applications for protection against fake sites - Kaspersky Safe Browser, Yandex.Browser, Avira Mobile Security.
5. The iOS platform and its hardware are adjusted to each other as much as possible. If you are not a beta tester of “raw” versions of the operating system, then your iPhone will practically not glitch or slow down. Unlike Android smartphones, even the most powerful of them can quickly become “thoughtful.” It is possible that the whole point is in software patches that manufacturers develop themselves and install on top of bare Android. These additional applications can take up memory space, load your processor, and affect your smooth experience.
According to user reviews, even on the most powerful Samsung Galaxy S8 standard "Phone" application may not open instantly, but after a couple of seconds. Many have reported that the camera in this smartphone can suddenly freeze for a short time - as a result, a valuable frame will be missed. And in Xiaomi smartphones, very popular in Russia, there is an old problem, which is that notifications about new messages in instant messengers may or may not arrive. How the card will fall.
So, powerful hardware is not the key to fast, much less error-free operation of the system as a whole. Many experts advise buying smartphones based on bare Android. These are devices from the Nexus and Pixel series from Google, Motorola smartphones and OnePlus. Well, and the iPhone, of course.
1. Good Android smartphones are cheaper than entry-level iPhones. At the same time, the camera in them will be no worse, the operation of applications will be quite smooth, and the battery life will be at an acceptable level. Those who do not need an ecosystem, but just a “dialer” with a browser, camera and instant messengers, will buy a high-quality “Chinese” for 10 thousand rubles and will be satisfied. Moreover, the quality of gadgets from the Middle Kingdom is growing every month.
2. Dual SIM slot and card support microSD memory. Most Android smartphones allow you to expand the internal memory and work with two SIM cards. iPhone owners do not have this luxury. There are rumors that Apple has patented a dual-SIM smartphone, but whether it will ever be released is unknown. A 128 GB microSD memory card for an Android smartphone can be bought for three to five thousand rubles, and an iPhone with increased capacity will cost eight to ten thousand rubles more.
There is also a downside to expanding the memory - if the phone is lost, then anyone can take out the card and look at the photos that are stored there. Many people send pictures to her. As for the support for two SIM cards, this is still an indisputable plus.
3. If you are satisfied with a smartphone with a screen of five inches or more, the choice of devices is simply huge. These are thousands, if not tens of thousands of models, starting from top Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and ending with inexpensive but convenient “Chinese” - ZTE, Huawei, Meizu.
4. The headphone jack has not yet been removed. Some Apple fans didn't like the lack of a minijack in the iPhone 7 and subsequent models (headphones were offered to be either wireless or equipped with a Lightning port). They are used to using their favorite headphones, and the compromise in the form of an adapter did not suit everyone.
In the case of Android, everything is different - most manufacturers are not going to get rid of this connector. The exception is literally a dozen or two models, mostly released quite recently. However, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is a direct competitor new iPhones- this connector is there.
5. Uploading music and files to the memory of an Android smartphone is very simple. When connected to a computer via a USB cable, any Android gadget begins to work like a regular flash drive, onto which you can upload music tracks and any files in general. Uploading files and music to an iPhone is a little more difficult, but few people do such things these days. Almost music has long been available in Google Play Music, Apple Music, "Yandex.Music" (there are versions for both Android and iOS), in social networks And free services, and the files are located in personal “clouds”.
Infographics "RG" / Anton Perepletchikov / Anton Blagoveshchensky
0It's annoying that modern world you need to understand everything. You decide to buy, say, a bicycle. I visited websites selling bikes. With the help of Wikipedia, among dozens of categories of bicycles, you found the one that seems to suit you. After flipping through ten pages of the catalog, you looked at an inexpensive, beautiful bike in a more or less reputable store, but you are embarrassed that there is the same one on display next to you, but 10k cheaper. I wonder why? You compare two models and find a difference - one has a front hub made of steel, and the second one is made of titanium alloy (and the second one does not have a bottle mount). It's time to ask the long-pending question - why do I have to figure all this out? I just want to move along the street by pedaling.
Okay, you’re asking exactly this question - what is the difference between a titanium alloy bushing and a steel one? There's a ton of stuff you don't need, but there's an interesting link - on a physics department forum, two graduate students are arguing about why parts for something made of steel and titanium alloy always differ so much in price? One claims that it’s a matter of weight, the second – a matter of wear resistance and the price of the source material. Then the supervisor of both graduate students comes and gently remarks, closing the discussion, that the question in this form does not make sense, since there are many varieties of steel and titanium alloys and it is incorrect to argue without specifying specific brands. What the hell? You google bushing manufacturers and finally find specific brands of materials used, but since the topic is closed and there is no one to ask, you find the email of one of the graduate students and write him a letter with a question. Finally, you jump through godforsaken sites where varieties of steel and titanium alloys are mentioned.
You go to bed and dream that a dusty village store sells two bicycles - the one with white tires is a little more expensive. You wake up from a knock on the door. Two polite men in civilian clothes ask you strange questions - why are you interested in titanium alloys? Do you often visit aviation forums? What do you know about the Besovets fighter project? You say everything honestly - I choose a bike, I don’t go in, I don’t know anything, but you yourself understand that just now you accidentally wandered onto the wrong site. The visitors leave, but promise to return if they realize that you were not honest. You are very interested in what kind of fighter this is, but you restrain yourself.
In the evening, an answer comes from a graduate student - the indicated brands differ in specific strength, strength at high temperatures and other strengths, but for a bicycle hub this does not matter, because to reach the temperature at which the differences between the two bushings are noticeable, you will have to either drive it through a salt lake at a speed of 800 km/h, or drive the front wheel into an open-hearth furnace. You are writing a letter - thank you very much for your answer, but then why are two bicycle hubs so different in price? Attaching links to bicycles. You can’t sleep for a long time, building theories about what kind of secret fighter this is.
You come to an Internet cafe with a baseball cap pulled down to your nose, launch Tor from a flash drive and download everything that is found under the request “Demon fighter” in different variations. You pay in cash for your time on the computer. At home, you reinstall the system and view all the collected information. It turns out that the project of this fighter was closed a year ago due to exceeding the already TITANIC budget, and the workshop was disbanded and transferred to different projects. The chief aircraft designer of “Besovets” moved to the states, but died mysteriously just a couple of months later. The Besovets team was given ambitious tasks, but there was no information anywhere about what happened to the prototype, although it became clear that at the time of closure the project was already at the testing stage. Interesting, but I need to go to bed.
The question torments you at work too. You Google the first and last name of the youngest member of the development team of the mysterious fighter, and your instincts do not let you down - on the fifth page of Google you find him on Instagram. The profile is open, the last photo was uploaded about a year ago. It shows a smiling guy boasting about the fish he caught. The geotag indicates the village of Besovets in Karelia. You are packing your suitcase.
The territory of the air base is guarded; it is not possible for a civilian to get closer than ten kilometers. In Google Maps, the desired area of the map is covered with control and control forest. You decide to go down the river on a boat, which you rent from a one-eyed local for a bottle of port. Having reached the fake Google Maps area, you go ashore and sneak towards the airbase under cover of darkness. You see powerful spotlights from some towers ahead.
You sneak up to the barbed wire and through the trees you observe a strange picture - soldiers unloading a large container from a cargo plane. On the tail of the plane there is a white sun in a blue square, inside a red square. The soldiers open the container, inside which are children in khaki uniforms with impenetrable bags on their heads. And then something happens that you never expected - in complete silence, your phone loudly signals a new letter. Immediately, rustling sounds and a loud voice are heard nearby, ordering you to come out with your hands raised. You take off and run through the night forest. Trying to run in zigzags, you hear dogs barking and see flashlights. You've been running for so long that you're already starting to panic - the forest doesn't end, the river bank isn't visible, but your pursuers seem to have lost the trail. You run out onto the road. The sun has not yet risen, but the sky is already brightening.
My legs don't move. After lying in the bushes by the road, you hear the sound of bicycle tires on the asphalt. A woman with a berry box on her back slowly drives by. You catch up with her and use all your charm and persuasiveness - the car has stalled in the forest, I’m walking to the gas station, maybe you can give me a lift? The woman happily agrees to help. You're sitting on the trunk with your legs dangling and suddenly you notice that her bike has a bottle holder.
You look at what kind of letter your presence at the barbed fence gave away. This is a graduate student. He compared the two bicycles to which you provided links, and noticed that not only the materials of the hubs, but also the countries of assembly differed. Despite the fact that both companies have legal address in the Netherlands, in fact, the prefabricated workshop of one of them is located in Taiwan. This explains the difference in price, the graduate student notes.
Having reached home, you fall exhausted on the bed, but again you have guests in civilian clothes. You come up with a story on the fly about a birthday party at a friend’s dacha that lasted until the morning, but the men don’t even try to bring you to light. They are interested in why you don’t have a password on your Wi-Fi. You answer that you just moved into the apartment and have not yet had time to put things in order. Then a third person comes in and they whisper about something in the hallway. From their conversation, you can only make out the words “Cyclops” and “Blackberry.” Having returned, one of them nervously taps some papers on his knee, and then smiles, as if he’s giving up on some business, and advises setting a password on the router - you never know what kind of attacker can access the network through it. They leave.
You decide that you don't really need a bike. He instills fear in you with countless details about which you know too little and cannot completely trust the safety of your health. Suddenly, the brakes, which were assembled at the factory where two Chinese workers recently committed suicide, will fail, but, naturally, this was not written about in the news. Or did the saddle end up in the store from a consignment confiscated at the border, where the inspection body was confused by the off-scale Geiger counter? Or, for example, on some forum unknown to you, users are discussing whether original model bicycle frames with intervertebral hernia? There are so many details that among them there can easily be one that will harm your health, and you will be lucky to become one of the thousands of buyers who encounter it.
Walking is also useful, you decide. Walk and admire the world around you. By the way, have you been wanting to buy a good semi-professional camera for a long time? It’s just not very clear why two cameras with the same number of megapixels differ in price by more than twice? I need to Google it.
A smartphone today is, without exaggeration, a necessary device that is used not only as a means of communication, but also as a portable center for multimedia entertainment or access to the Internet. There are many manufacturers operating in this market segment, which allows you to choose the most suitable device for everyone. At the same time, one of the main factors influencing the choice of a smartphone is the installed operating system. The most popular are Android and iOS, each of which has its own pros and cons, which will be discussed further. Let's find out which is better to choose - iPhone or Android.
Advantages of Android
One of the most common smartphone operating systems is Android. Hundreds of devices from dozens of manufacturers are produced under its management. This fact can be considered one of the most noticeable advantages of the operating system. This variety allows you to choose a device according to your needs. Each brand strives to provide users with its own design as well as unique functionality.
Each device is created taking into account the intended specific use and some models are more suitable for games, others are equipped with quality cameras, and still others are characterized by high autonomy of operation. At the same time, the feature Android systems is the ability to interact with large amounts of RAM, which provides the device with multitasking use.
Functionality
A strong argument in favor of smartphones running the Android operating system is its ability to interact with several SIM cards at once. This solution allows you to divide calls into work and personal or use one of the cards for communication and the other for connecting to the Internet. There can be quite a lot of options here. It is also worth noting the use of memory cards to expand file storage. Depending on his tasks, the user can increase the memory of his device, which only adds functionality.
Ergonomics
It should also be mentioned that Android smartphones are quite universal devices. We are talking about both connecting the devices to a PC using the supplied cable with a Micro-USB interface, and the presence of headphone inputs of the 3.5 mini jack standard. This also includes the availability of basic accessories immediately upon purchase. Most often, a wired headset comes with such a smartphone, and some manufacturers add protective films on the screen, silicone bumpers for the case and other nice little things.
Flexibility
Another thing is its flexibility in configuration. The open operating system provides the user with the widest possibilities for customization, from installation various applications, before using software shells (launchers) from third-party developers. The company store offers many audio and video players, navigation applications, e-readers and other useful software. At the same time, the system is constantly updated, and the developers provide comprehensive support when questions arise.
There are a large number of official and “custom” firmware for the Android operating system, which further expands the user’s personalization of the device. However, such opportunities also pose a number of potential threats, such as the possibility of infection with malware or failure of the device due to incorrect installation of the firmware.
As a plus, it is worth mentioning that the variety of options for Android smartphones allows you to purchase a device at a suitable price. At the same time, manufacturers provide a truly wide choice from flagship models to budget devices.
Benefits of iOS
Another popular smartphone platform is the iOS operating system, which is used to create Apple products. As in the previous case, a number of advantages should be mentioned here that will help you decide what to choose - iPhone or Android.
Operation stability
Over the years of operating Apple products, developers have received a huge amount of user feedback and opportunities to test system stability. As a result, the operating system is stable and optimized. This made it possible to create fairly powerful devices using not very powerful hardware.
Ease of management
Thanks to a well-thought-out and intuitive interface, smartphones running iOS are easy to use and learn. However, unlike Android, this operating system provides the user with much less opportunity to personalize the interface or add applications.
Safety
Due to restrictions on the use of software from third-party developers and the addition user files, the Apple system can be considered one of the most protected from malware shells. Most applications interact directly with account user, which virtually eliminates the penetration of viruses.
Uniqueness
The point is that many unique applications and games are created for iOS that are not available to users of other operating systems. At the same time, they differ in the degree of elaboration, which, in combination with high performance The system itself allows you to get genuine pleasure from using the device.
Quality
Smartphones running iOS are famous not only for the excellent optimization of the software shell used, but also for the use of high-quality components. So, for example, if the built-in camera characteristics are the same, smartphones with iOS will produce higher-quality images than their Android counterparts. 
You can also mention the presence of high-quality accessories and original design that makes smartphones and Apple tablets from many similar devices.
iPhone or Android?
Based on the features of use presented above, we can conclude that iOS devices and Android are aimed at different categories of users. To really get what you need, it is important to correctly correlate the intended specifics of use and your own preferences. For example, iOS is more suitable for those who perceive their smartphone as a multifunctional device and do not want to delve into the intricacies of settings file system. Apple technology works great out of the box, providing the user with a fairly wide range of options.
As for the technology Android control, then it will appeal to enthusiasts who value freedom to interact with their device and a balanced combination of cost and functionality received. Opponents of the system note its poor optimization and the appearance of malfunctions over time, however, with proper use of the device and the presence of basic skills when working with applications, this problem either does not arise or can be easily resolved.