[Rokkrwolf]

What am I looking at? Apple has already had multitasking, a lock screen, etc, far before iOS 7. The functionality, and layout, isn't that much different than iOS 6.

I have an Android phone, and I'd argue that iOS now feels further away from Android, not closer. If there was any design inspiration from Android, it doesn't amount to anything greater than what Android has taken from other platforms in the past.

I'm not agreeing nor disagreeing with you I was stating that people are comparing it based on looks. As far as Android taken from other platforms, well all companies do it nothing new here.

For example iOS dynamic background(Live wallpaper for those who don't know) is almost completely identical to that of one of Android's stock live wallpapers. But again they all take stuff from one another so nothing new.

I use both and I wouldn't say it's further but that's my opinion and we will always have different opinions.

Also this guy would beg to differ with what you said(Note he was for the iOS 7) -

"Do you see places where Apple is playing catch-up with Android?

They've done things like having a singular search box in Safari. Google Chrome did that a long time ago. iOS 7 has a streamlined notification center that's more like Google Now.
Double-tapping to see all the apps that are running, that's very much an Android feature. The Control Center is an Android feature. None of these are ... exactly one-to-one, but the concept is very much the same. Even the Notification Center in general was an Android feature. Even little things like animated backgrounds. It seems like a little bit of a gimmick, but Android has been doing that forever."

I know iOS has used multitasking but the new looks it much like Android's now, hence why I said people are basing it on looks. Either way the new look alone is what drove me to stay on 6.1.3, if I wanted a phone that looked like a rainbow I'd do that on my Android.

Then something which will always be true(Different guy) -

"When it comes to customization, Android is still king with its widgets, live wallpapers, and custom launchers."

[0820497]

Dont see how people are comparing it to Android?

Just look -

What am I looking at? Apple has already had multitasking, a lock screen, etc, far before iOS 7. The functionality, and layout, isn't that much different than iOS 6.

I have an Android phone, and I'd argue that iOS now feels further away from Android, not closer. If there was any design inspiration from Android, it doesn't amount to anything greater than what Android has taken from other platforms in the past.

This. Apple already had all that stuff, however they mainly improved how these features looked, giving apple a cleaner, and more simplistic look. That is why apple is sold more than android, because of its simplistic look, and it always has been a few steps ahead of android. I will say I am disappointed in the iPhone updates, such as the iPhone 4S, 5s, and 5c as they didnt really add anything but a letter. Which was obviously done for the money. Either way if one company is copying the other it has been android. Apple made the first touch screen, multifunctional phone, as well as the first tablet. After the iPhone and its App Store came out, smart phones started appearing everywhere trying to compete with it as well as adding a android App Store. Same with the tablets. The only place I see apple went wrong is by not allowing people to install programs and such like flash player, ect. And also trying to cut out any kind of software that isnt apple out. This is why many turn away from make computers.

Spoiler:

In the end companies look at what other companies are doing to raise the bar, and apple has always been the king with graphics and resolution, they already had really good graphics. Now they have really cool 3D transitions (Like androids, but its not really a new concept), and they're already simplistic user friendly design just doubled./spoiler]

[Bu1ld0g]

No numbers, just no.......
Apple have never come up with an original idea in their life....
Google stuff man

Actually the first touchscreen phone came out in 1992!
And Microsoft made the first tablet back in 01

[0820497]

I don't count those

[mitchie151]

No numbers, just no.......
Apple have never come up with an original idea in their life....
Google stuff man

Actually the first touchscreen phone came out in 1992!
And Microsoft made the first tablet back in 01

And then Apple actually made it good, sold it and made a fortune. What good is invention and innovation if you can't market it? You can't fault apple for that.

I'd argue both operating systems are really good, and both get the job done. while Android is the more flexible/powerful operating system, it IS less fluid and less intuitive to use. iPhone is just really simple, nothing beyond the ordinary. It's a phone, it can browse the internet and watch videos and thats about all I really need it to do. The only REAL reason Android is better is its open-source nature and the variety of phones that run it, cos damn if the only real thing thats better is those massive screens!

[Rokkrwolf]

Mitchie basically hit it right on the head.

08 - You stated Apple made them first hence his comment, he is still in fact correct no matter how you look at it. Just like how Apple keeps claiming to have came out with the fingerprint scanner on the phone first when it was released several years ago on another phone. And I'm pretty sure Nokia released the first multifunction phone back in 2002 looking over the web which is a 7 year difference as well. But as I said all these companies copy one another and take it one step up and make it better that's nothing new. But don't sit here trying to claim Apple did this first and Apple did that first cause that's all bull.

[DragonSlayer155]

Whoever made this thread has caused the debate of a lifetime...

EDIT: Just looked at first post. -.-

[dlgn]

I think it drains battery faster but Idk...

I don't think that's possible...

[Rokkrwolf]

I think it drains battery faster but Idk...

I don't think that's possible...

"The only bad thing about iOS 7 is that it drains my battery," one Twitter user remarked today.
"There's a bug with iPhone 5 when running iOS 7 in which the battery life is significantly shorter and charge times longer," another user chimed in.

Tell that to everyone complaining.

Though it's the same with any phone update, some say it improves it, others say it drains more, and the rest say it's the same.

[dlgn]

I think it drains battery faster but Idk...

I don't think that's possible...

"The only bad thing about iOS 7 is that it drains my battery," one Twitter user remarked today.
"There's a bug with iPhone 5 when running iOS 7 in which the battery life is significantly shorter and charge times longer," another user chimed in.

Tell that to everyone complaining.

Though it's the same with any phone update, some say it improves it, others say it drains more, and the rest say it's the same.

If it really does drain battery faster, then if I ever find my iPod Touch, I probably won't be able to use it, lol. It already drained battery really fast.