1. |
It was developed and is owned by Apple Incorporation. |
It was developed by Google and Open Handset Alliance and is owned by Google LLC. |
2. |
IOS was initially released on July 29, 2007 |
Google was initially released on 23 September 2008. |
3. |
when IOS was released its first version is iPhone OS 1 before named IOS. |
When Google released its first version of Android 1.0, Alpha. |
4. |
It was launched in 2007. |
It was launched in 2008. |
5. |
Latest stable release version: iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 |
Latest stable release version: Android 14 |
6. |
Its target system types are smartphones, music players, and tablet computers. |
Its target system types are smartphones and tablets. |
7. |
It is specially designed for Apple iphones and ipads. |
It is designed for smartphones of all companies. |
8. |
Its kernel type is Hybrid. |
Its kernel type is Linux-based. |
9. |
It has preferred license is Proprietary, APSL, and GNU GPL. |
It has the preferred license of Apache 2.0 and GNU GPLv2. |
10. |
It is mainly written in C, C++, Objective-C, assembly language, and Swift. |
It is written using C, C++, Java, and other languages. |
11. |
Its update management is Software Update. |
Its update management is Systems Software Update. |
12. |
Swift is majorly used for iOS application development. |
Java and Kotlin are majorly used for Android application development. |
13. |
IOS has a Commercial Based Source model with open source components. |
Android is an Open Source based Source model. |
14. |
IOS-based Devices have Safari as the default Internet Browser. |
Android devices have google chrome but one can install any Internet Browser. |
15. |
IOS has Siri as Voice Assistant. |
Google has Google Assistance. |
16. |
IOS-based devices have the feature of blocking 3rd party app stores. |
But Google doesn’t block 3rd party app stores. |
17. |
IOS devices are available in 40 languages. |
Android Devices are available in 100+ languages. |
18. |
In IOS customizability is limited unless jailbroken. |
In Android, we can change almost anything. |
19. |
File transfer in android is easier than in IOS. |
File transfer in IOS is more difficult than in android. |
20. |
None on the iPhone 7 and later; lighting 3.5mm no longer comes with the phone after the iPhone XS. |
have a headphone jack, but some current Android smartphones lack a headphone jack. |