This year, there have already been a number of impressive smartphone releases, such as the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One and most recently, the Samsung Galaxy S4. These devices were recently announced, and are set to hit shelves shortly. Obviously, all of these devices utilise the Android OS as their operating system, which has become the biggest rival to Apple’s iOS platform, which runs all iPod Touch, iPads and of course the iconic iPhone range.
Apple’s iPhone brand has long been one of the most popular smartphone series available. However, over the last couple of years the opinions of consumers have steadily been changing, as more and more opt for smartphone models will run operating systems such as Android, and an increasing number choosing devices with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform, like the popular Nokia Lumia 920.
In order to ascertain the opinions of consumers, tech website uSwitch has recently carried out a poll, asking visitors to answer the question ‘is iOS starting to feel a bit tired?’, following claims from the head of Blackberry that Apple’s smartphone platform is outdated. Visit our website for the latest news on the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5 price comparison.
In total, 501 visitors answered the question, and surprisingly three 390 of these (76%) answered ‘yes’. Obviously, iOS has come a long way since Apple launched the first iPhone model back in 2007, but there is no denying that it remains one of the most innovative and advanced mobile operating systems on the market. The results of the poll though clearly show that the opinions of consumers are certainly changing. Clearly, this is a very small sample of opinions, and asking a much larger number of consumers would give a more accurate picture of consumers’ attitudes. However, the very wide margin of participants who answered ‘yes’ clearly demonstrates the overall public opinion.
Do you agree with the results of this poll? Do you think iOS is out of date, or do you still feel that it is better than the Android and other smartphone operating systems? Please leave a comment to let us know what you think.
