Think you have the best comparison? See the updated version

Sep 15, 2014 19:08 GMT  ·  By

For a few days now, both Samsung and Nexus brands have been compared to the new Apple devices. The fanboys started this trend and the official Samsung Twitter account followed suit. 

Sure enough, the comparison was made between two devices with somewhat similar specs. Unless you really dig into the device and the operating system.

The new comparison seems to be updated by Apple fans and it turns the whole thing against the Nexus 4. First of all, it takes iOS versus Android OS, and the first feature is Adaptive Brightness, which came to the iPhone back in 2008. Android L will only get that at the end of this year. The situation is the same for Phone Rotation Lock Quick Access, Lockscreen Notifications, and Do Not Disturb.

There is one thing no Android running phone has so far, and that is 64-bit support, which the iPhone 5s got in 2013. The support for 64-bit apps is not even present in the current version of Android, and it will show up in Android L later on.

But the comparison is not only about Android L versus iOS. The iPhone had wireless screen mirroring via AirPlay in 2011, and the function came to Android devices only one year later. The same comparison works for Bluetooth Low Energy, Camera Lockscreen Shortcut, and Pinch to Zoom. All of these were present in Android phones later that in the iPhone.

And most devices, including the Nexus 4, will not get the Android L update.