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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 1813501" data-attributes="member: 2989"><p>People will often try to compare the ROOTED experience of the Android to an out of the box experience of an iPad. If we really wanted to compare apples to apples, it's best to compare the default out of the box experience for both.</p><p></p><p><strong>iPad</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easier to use</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More selection of apps, better selection of apps. Developers typically develop apps on iOS first, with android as an afterthought. A big percentage are iOS only.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Retina Display is soooooo good. Touch sensitivity is a bit more sensitive / responsive</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Have to use iTunes (positive and negative)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tons of apps that extend capability of iPad.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Expensive</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Good to decent customer support via Geek Bar at an Apple Store</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can't view Flash content, but there is almost zero Flash exclusive websites on the web now. Flash is a dying technology and even MS is slowly removing support for it. All the video sites like Youtube and most news stations that post videos now have H.264 video that plays on the iPad and iPhone. New web standards are slowly making Flash deprecated. Lack of flash is no longer an issue. </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Android</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cheaper</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Screen resolution can be poor to good depending on model. No retina level pixel resolution for android yet that I know of.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Battery life can be piss poor to good, but not anywhere close to iPad.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Not as refined user experience. OS can vary from manufacturer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Higher end models will sometimes have hardware that is a little better than iPads right before a new iPad refresh.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Able to tinker under the hood more out of the box.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can play Flash videos, but most Android devices would rather have content in WebM or H.264 and play those versions instead for video if accessible.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm sure I missed points on both. When you start comparing rooted Android to jailbroken iPads, they're about neck and neck. There's not a lot you CANT do with a jailbroken iPad. Same with a rooted Android. Typically, even the apps put in the Cydia store (app store for hacked / jailbroken iPhone/iPads) are of better quality than the Android counterparts and there's a wider selection of apps there. About the only advantage I can see with a rooted Android device vs a jailbroken iPad is writing custom homebrew controllers or apps that integrate via cable or hardware with arduino type boards or other devices. In those type of scenarios, it's a little faster and easier with Android.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aestus, post: 1813501, member: 2989"] People will often try to compare the ROOTED experience of the Android to an out of the box experience of an iPad. If we really wanted to compare apples to apples, it's best to compare the default out of the box experience for both. [B]iPad[/B] [LIST] [*]Easier to use [*]More selection of apps, better selection of apps. Developers typically develop apps on iOS first, with android as an afterthought. A big percentage are iOS only. [*]Retina Display is soooooo good. Touch sensitivity is a bit more sensitive / responsive [*]Have to use iTunes (positive and negative) [*]Tons of apps that extend capability of iPad. [*]Expensive [*]Good to decent customer support via Geek Bar at an Apple Store [*]Can't view Flash content, but there is almost zero Flash exclusive websites on the web now. Flash is a dying technology and even MS is slowly removing support for it. All the video sites like Youtube and most news stations that post videos now have H.264 video that plays on the iPad and iPhone. New web standards are slowly making Flash deprecated. Lack of flash is no longer an issue. [/LIST] [B]Android[/B] [LIST] [*]Cheaper [*]Screen resolution can be poor to good depending on model. No retina level pixel resolution for android yet that I know of. [*]Battery life can be piss poor to good, but not anywhere close to iPad. [*]Not as refined user experience. OS can vary from manufacturer [*]Higher end models will sometimes have hardware that is a little better than iPads right before a new iPad refresh. [*]Able to tinker under the hood more out of the box. [*]Can play Flash videos, but most Android devices would rather have content in WebM or H.264 and play those versions instead for video if accessible. [/LIST] I'm sure I missed points on both. When you start comparing rooted Android to jailbroken iPads, they're about neck and neck. There's not a lot you CANT do with a jailbroken iPad. Same with a rooted Android. Typically, even the apps put in the Cydia store (app store for hacked / jailbroken iPhone/iPads) are of better quality than the Android counterparts and there's a wider selection of apps there. About the only advantage I can see with a rooted Android device vs a jailbroken iPad is writing custom homebrew controllers or apps that integrate via cable or hardware with arduino type boards or other devices. In those type of scenarios, it's a little faster and easier with Android. [/QUOTE]
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