Sunday 10 March 2013

Why should I buy an Android smartphone?

By Arthur Madrick


Android has come a long since 2005 when Google bought a relatively unknown company called Android Inc. For over ten years Google opened up the operating system and let anyone download, alter, customize, use and share it for free.

Freedom stands out as the keyword that sets apart Android from all other smartphones out there. Apple has a tyrannical like grasp on its 'I' product and Blackberry is not much different. In comparison you are free to download and install any application you would like with an Android phone. The app market is not restricted to what someone within the review department evaluates to be acceptable.

With this type of flexibility, app builders are abandoning Apple and embracing the liberty which developing for Android brings. Nowadays there are thousands of apps that you can buy, many of them are even handy! For example, the included texting system is nothing to shout about on the Android nonetheless it doesn't need to be seeing as there are more than a dozen free apps that anyone can download that will replace the built in texting system. This degree of modification and choice isn't available on other smartphones where the manufacturers want to tie you down to only their .

Since it is less difficult for programmers to make programs and because there is more competition you will see that many programs that you have to pay for on the iPhone and Blackberry are free on the Android, or at least it will have a free 'lite' edition available which means you are saving on the expense of customizing your mobile phone.

In case you are anything like the typical Web surfer you most likely use several Google web services such as Gmail, Gtalk, Drive and Search. Although you can acquire these services on other cell phones, the Android OS has built apps which integrate and sync effortlessly with your Android. For instance, say you add a new contact to your address book, Android is intelligent enough to sync your Google contacts list so when you ever misplace your phone then all your important contact information is stored in Google's cloud services.

Security is obviously a big issue and with smart phone usage becoming increasingly popular, counterfeiters and unlawful gangs are actively seeking to gain access to the sensitive information people keep on their phones.. Though you could get some good defense apps for Android you can be assured that Google has constantly got your back with its remote kill switch ability to eliminate any harmful apps that may have found their way onto your cellular phone.

Lastly there is the essential aspect of choice. With an iPhone you're limited to one device, not very good if you would like to express yourself. The Blackberry targets businesses and the models are not even close impressing. In contrast because the Android OS is a open source OS which you can use without royalties, many large cellular phone manufacturers are coming up with Android based smartphones. You now have a choice of brand, choice of dimensions, choice of features and most of all find a android which fits your budget.




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