Apple
iOS as a platform and what it offers vs. Android. Now lets throw Microsoft into the mix.
Basically this is the experience that you buy into
| Category | Apple | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | Easier to develop for. (Swift/Obj-C is not as verbose) | Heh Java | C# ("better Java"), smaller ecosystem as it's been limited to Windows. Visual Studio is a well regarded IDE. |
| App Game | Better apps (usually) | More apps. Numbers game. | What are apps? (No Snapchat, last platform to get apps if it even gets them, then those apps don't get updated.) |
| App Game Part 2 | Usually the flagship platform for new companies/apps | Eventually they'll make an Android app, right? | ;_; |
| Design Language | Idk... | Material Design looks beautiful | Metro! No wait Modern Apps! Actually Microsoft Design Language! Ehhh... |
| Updates | Quick & Easy updates (unless you're jailbroken) | Updates are named after candies. If rooted/unlocked, updating is a process | If you have a Nokia device it's usually OK (and even then you can get fucked). Otherwise it's just broken promises. |
| Customization | Usually consistent experience across the OS, so less fragmentation | Stock Android is pretty great, but ROMs & OEMs all have their own little tweaks. | Consistent experience similar to iOS |
| Popularity | "Oh woow...you have an iPhone now?" | "Uhhh...What phone is this?" | "Does it get blue screens?" |
| Ecosystem | Who the fuck uses Apple Maps | Google Contacts, Mail, Calendar, Browser etc all well integrated into the OS | Office, Outlook (rebranded Hotmail)...and that's about it. (And if you want Google services, get fucked because Google hates Windows Phone) |
| Compatibility | Everything that's made to work on an iPhone will work on an iPhone | Everything that's made to work on Android will work on the following devices: not yours | Everything that's made to work on a Windows Phone will work on a Windows Phone (unless you have a 512 MB RAM device) |
| Personal Assistant | Proactive Siri? | Now on Tap looks cool.af | Cortana, better than Siri, powered by Bing so it still sucks (compared to Google) |
| Rooting | Jailbreaking changes how you use an iPhone | So does rooting/eXposed/custom ROMs | Not a thing (probably because nobody has tried because nobody cares) |
| Rooting Part 2 | Jailbreaking takes a while | So does rooting/eXposed/custom ROMs | Still not a thing |
| Purchasing Apps | I have to start actually paying for apps | I have $18 in google play credits. Also APKs are a thing | If there were apps you would need to pay for them |
| Music | iTunes | no iTunes | Groove??? |
This is more-so a comparison of iPhone 6S hardware & software vs. Nexus 5X/6P (predicted) hardware/software vs. Lumia 950/950 XL
| Category | iPhone | Android | Windows Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera | Best phone camera drops mic | Inconsistent experience with camera. Sometimes good, often terrible, usually average | We had a good camera, 2 years ago...No idea how good the new device camera's will be |
| Hardware | Niceness factor is guaranteed | Nexus 6P looks nice, 5X looks weird, but could get used to it | Pretty much everyone on /r/windowsphone hates it (but they are still going to buy it) |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint sensor that works well | At least there's a fingerprint sensor | Iris scanner (Windows Hello) |
| Notifications | Apple cannot figure out how to do notifications | Notifications works exactly as you'd expect them to | You can reply to messages in the notification center now...I guess that's pretty cool. |
| Battery Life | Battery life usually ok at first but progressively gets terrible | Battery life usually decent at first but progressively gets terrible | Good battery life throughout the life of the device (still some degredation) |
| Removable battery | Yo, do you have a Fosmon 5-Point Pentalobe TorX Screwdriver? | You can replace the battery fairly easily | Should have replaceable back covers which means you can take out the battery |
| iFixit Score | Generally shitty repairability | Not-as-shitty-but-probably-still-shitty repairability | Probably as shitty as Android |
| Charging | Have to start using lightning charger | Have to start using USB-C charger | USB-C |