It just works: Android 5.0 Lollipop less prone to crashes than iOS 8
One of the main cards iPhone advocates pull when they’re arguing about the superiority of their operating system over others is that “it just works.” It’s true that Apple’s software has a knack for being relatively stable, and they remain quite smooth over the course of their lifespan.
And even as a big fan of Android, yours truly might have even agreed with that notion just a short couple of years ago. But things are changing, and Android is no infant operating system anymore. In fact, a recent report from Crittercism suggests Android 5.0 Lollipop is more stable than iOS 8 when it comes to app crashes.
It’s not a huge difference, mind you, with the study showing Android Lollipop apps crashed 2% of the time opposed to iOS 8’s 2.2%, but considering iOS is trumpeted for stability we’d say it’s still impressive.
Gone are the days where you get silly and sloppy force closes due to buggy apps or low memory. Android phones have ample RAM to run everything with ease, developers are getting more talented and creating less buggy apps, and Android’s memory management has become a thing of beauty.
Android is as stable as it’s ever been, and it’s even more-so than what the majority of techies consider the most stable mobile operating system in the lands. Pull that trump card on your iOS-loving buddies the next time they try to pull theirs.
[via ZDNet]