Overview
Here we are discussing the operating
system for tablets. Now, is the era of tablets, gone are the days when desktops
were used and further laptops came into being. World is a compact hub now, so
we need to carry the technology in our hands, it should be vary mobile in
nature. On the other hand must be very well capable of performing the complex
task we are dealing with. The standard screen size for mobile phone can range
up to 5” inches. As for tablet, normally the screen size range from 7” to 11”
inches. Some example of popular tablet nowadays are; Samsung Galaxy Tab,
Motorola Xoom, Apple iPad 2, Asus Eee Transformers, etc.
What is a tablet?
In general, tablets are just
categorized under general computers, i.e, desktops or laptops. The major
differences are the ways how to operate it and the interface of the
application. There are numbers of application available that help in daily
activities such as word processing, image editing, web browsing, reading, media
player etc. You won’t have exact application that run in Windows operating
system in the tablet. So don’t expect apps like Ms Office Word, Excel, Adobe
Photoshop, etc. that normally run in Windows are available. Normally tablet
doesn’t provide physical keyboard. Therefore, all of them are touch-based
operation which required practices to get used of it. Several finger touch
gestures are available in devices as well. The apps name might be different but
they can operate similar as in the Windows version with limitation capabilities
and function. Here we are discussing only operating system for Androids and iOS.
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| Android- A LOOK |
Android: - What’s that composed of?
Android is an operating system developed by Google
Inc. The latest version is Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Example of tablets
using Android operating system are; Samsung Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom, Asus Eee
Transformer, Acer Iconia A500, Lenovo IdeaPad K1, etc.
Advantages of Android
Operating System
Download and upload file through the web
Standard web browsers for
Android are capable in handling downloading and uploading files. Compared with
iOS, Safari is not capable to download and upload any file. There is an option
from the other 3rd party apps but the user has to pay for it.
Customizable Widget Screen
Numbers of widget are
available through Android OS. Some of them are even free from the market. It is
useful for the user to customize the screen page by adding widget such as
calendar, clock, weather, favourites, etc. Compared with iOS, no widget screens
are available with the standard OS or through the AppsStore.
Support Flash Plug-in
Unlike iOS, Android OS are
capable of displaying Adobe Flash content through webpage or apps. If you used
to open Flash content website, you should consider buying Android tablet rather
than iOS tablet. iOS are not capable of viewing flash content due to
restriction made by Apple to reduce the risk of its device being hacked or
jailbreak.
What is iOS?
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is an
operating system develop by Apple Inc. The latest version is iOS 5.0.1. The
tablets that used iOS are Apple iPad 1 and iPad 2. There are no such things as
iPad from Samsung, Acer, Dell, etc. Some people misinterpret that iPad as a
term to describe the tablet while iPad is a sole product from Apple. Therefore we
often heard people say, “I bought an iPad brand Samsung” or “Aku beli iPad
brand China”. But it is not so.
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| iOS Handsets |
Advantages of iOS
Advanced multi-touch gestures
iOS is the first OS that
support multi-touch gestures. Up to 10 touches point can be detected at one
time. This features greatly make ease of closing and switching between apps
with less confirmation.
Smooth interface
iOS smoother than Android in
term of interface reaction while scrolling, zooming, rendering, etc. This is
due to the OS itself is made for the devices and Apple customize the iOS based
on their hardware specifications. Compared with Android tablet that produced by
numbers of company such as; Samsung, Acer, Dell, Asus, etc. which produced
different hardware specifications lead to different performance in every
devices with same operating system.
Wide-range of applications
iOS exist before the existence
of Android OS. Therefore the number of apps available in iOS is more than
Android. Even though there might be a possibility that the number of Android
apps beat the iOS in the future, until now iOS still lead with wide-range of
apps from as silly as u can think into as complicated as development tools.
Conclusion
This is to conclude by this
whole article that user has to see his benefits and thus buy the gadget
accordingly. So, always try to get the thing that caters your needs better
rather than coming in the minds of others. These reviews are meant to give you
the best knowledge about the gadgets, so carefully opt. for your next device.
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