Android VS.iPhone实习报告(英语版)

实习报告实习课题：iPhoneVS.Android姓名：学号:学院：计算机与信息学院专业：通信工程2011年9月24日Abstract:Oneeventsucceedanother,Applevs.Samsunghaven'tquellwar,ThenewestiPhonecomesoutintwoweeks;theAndroidOScontinuestodeployonbetterandbetterhardware;andbothoperatingsystemspush-offexcitingnewfeatureandinnovationwitheachrelaese.Soit'sahardtasktocompareAndroidandtheiPhonesimplybecausetherearesomanyAndroidsmartphones.Andyet,usersstillwanttoknowwhatmakesthemdifferent.It'simpossibletocompareeveryAndroidsmartphoneagainsttheiPhone,butwecanputtogetheracomparisonofsomeoflatestAndroidsmartphones(asofearly2011)andcurrentiPhonemodel(iPhone4).KyeWord:AppleAndroidiPhoneOSProcessorDisplayCameraandmusicplayerNotificationSystemUI

iPhoneVs.Android:HowDoTheyCompare?NO.1Easyofuse,maybe,thefirstthingwewillthinkabout!IfweluckilyenoughgetaniPhoneandanAndroidsmartphoneinthehands,wewillreallywanttoknowhowtousethem.Socomparethem!Androidhascomealongwayinashorttime,buttakinganease-of-useintoconsideration,theiPhonewinsout.YoucanpickupanyiPhoneandquickly,easilyunderstandwhat'sgoingon.It'sgotonemainbuttononthefrontofthedevice,whichcansupportmanytasksthroughthedouble-clickontheHOMEbutton.However,thereisonedisadvantageisthatthevisualpressurewillbigandinterfacewillcarrymore.Ontheotherhand,Androiddeviceshaveseveralbuttonsonthefrontofthedevicethatperformavarietyoffunctions,butfortheusers,ithasveryhighthreshold.Differentscenehasdifferentmenuoption.Itdosenothasgoodfortheusers.Whatismore,switchingbackandforthvisualfocusdon'thasconsistentexperience.NO.2Lightonit,TheDisplayOfScreenWhencomparingiPhoneandAndroidsmartphonehardware,it'sactuallyeasiertopointoutwhatthetwophoneslackcomparedtotheother.Forinstance,displays.TheiPhone4isfamousforApple’spatentedRetinadisplay.The3.5inchLED-backlitIPSTFTwithcapacitivetouchscreen,16Mcolorshasascreenresolutionof640x960pixels.ThescreenincludesScratch-resistantoleophobicsurface,Multi-touchinputmethod,Accelerometersensorforauto-rotate,Three-axisgyrosensorandProximitysensorforautoturn-off,theiPhone4features330pixelsperinchofdisplay.ThehighestAndroidresolutionisonly960by540pixelsspreadover4.3inchesofscreen,takingthetotalresolutiondownto256pixelsperinch.Inotherwords,theiPhonescreenmaybesmaller,butit'sstillsharper.NO.3WhichonedoyoupreferinthedifferenceofUI?Ifyoutalktoanyonewho'susedboththeiPhoneandAndroidwithsomefrequency,thegeneralopinionisthattheiPhone'ssoftwarekeyboardisagooddealbetterthanAndroid'sdefaultkeyboard.TheiPhonecomplywiththeApple'ssimpledesignstyle,usingmetaphorvisualmethodtoguidetheusers'operationsandintuitivelytoexpressthenextstepofoperation.Somostoperationsaredirectlyinteractivewiththecontent,makingtheuserexperiencecoherent.That'sunfortunateforAndroidusers,buttheconsolationisthatyoucaninstallanycustomkeyboardasyourdefaultkeyboardonAndroid,andwe'veseensomesolidkeyboardalternatives.Still,theadvantage,ifonlybyvirtueofbeingbetteroutofthebox,goestotheiPhone.Forthosewholovephysicalkeyboards,thereareoptionsamongthemanyAndroidsmartphones.Butthere'snosuchoptionwiththeiPhone.NO.4Processor--anotherimportantcomparisonAnotherimportanthardwarecomparisonistheprocessor.TheiPhone4usestheApple-designedA4processor,whichisquitepowerful,butstartingtoshowitsage.ThenewerAndroidsmartphoneshaveatemporaryedgebecausetheyuseanewgenerationofdual-coreprocessors.Thatbeingsaid,theyaren'tthatmuchfasterthantheA4,andApple'sprocessorseemstokeepupquitenicelywithcurrentAPP,giventhatApple'sAppStorehasaroundfourtimesthenumberofapplicationstheAndroidMarketdoes,butthere'salsoalotofcrapintheAppStore,andatthispoint,mostpopular,mission-criticalapplicationshavebeendevelopedforboththeiPhoneandAndroid.What'smore,somepotentiallyverypopularapplicationsenduplockedoutoftheAppStore.Bothprocessorsclocking1GHzarecomparableandtheonlyadvantagehereisforiPhonethatoffersboth16GBand32GBstorage.,whiletheAndroidprocessoratitsheartwitha16GBiNANDflashmemory.NO.5ForCameraandMusicPlayer,iPhoneiswinner.Androidcamerasarestartingtoprovidemoreresolution(8megapixelstotheiPhone's5megapixels)butimagequalityhaslittletodowiththeresolution,soresultsvarybydevice.Almostallphonesarecapableofrecording720pvideoaswell,andfront-facingcamerasforvideochatarequicklybecomingstandard.Evenso,FaceTimefortheiPhonestillseemstobethemostuser-friendlyandreliablevideochatplatform.Sodoesthemusicplayer,theiPhonewillwin.Androidmaydoalotofthingswell,butonearenawhereitsusersregularlyvoicecomplaintiswithitsdefaultmediaplayer.WheretheiPhonecomeswithaverysolidiPodapp,mostAndroidusersquicklygolookingforalternativeplayers.Googleishypingover-the-internetstreamingofallyourmusicfromyourdesktopcomputereventually,butuntilweseesomethinggreatthere,theiPhonestillwinsout.NO.6TherealbattleisWhat?IwanttosayisOperatingSystem.ThecurrentiPhonerunsiOS4,andmostAndroidphonesarerunningAndroid2.2Froyo(withafewpromisingfutureupgradesto2.3Gingerbread).Inmanyways,theiPhone'soperatingsystemhasinformedtheinterfacedesignofAndroid.Eventhoughtherearemyriaddifferencesinhowmenusaredisplayed,thetouchscreenmotionsandoveralldesignisveryreminiscent,somuchsothatuserscanswitchbetweenthetwoandstillfindtheirwayaround.Perhapsthesinglemostimportantconsiderationistheappsforeachplatform.Theyarereallynothingwithoutthehundredsofthousandsofappsthatcando,well,justaboutanything.NO.7VeryConvenientWayNetworkWebbrowsingTheiPhone'sMobileSafaribrowser,whilenotwithoutitsfaults,isaverynice,veryusablemobilebrowser.Android'sbrowser,whilenotassmoothanoperatorasSafari,supports(orcansupport)Flash.Theextenttowhichthatmatterstoyoumayvary,butit'sbigenoughthatwe'reconsideringitatie.AftertheGoogleVoicedebaclefromlastyear,it'slookinglessandlesslikelythatGooglewilleverdevelopanothernewappfortheiPhone.Unfortunately,thatmeansthatextremelycoolapplicationslikeGoogleMapsNavigation,Google'sfreeturn-by-turnGPSapplication,willnevermakeittotheiPhone,andsofarthereisn'tanythingasgoodfortheiPhonethat'salsofree.TheiPhonedoeshaveitsshareofsolidfor-a-priceGPSutilitiesintheAppStore,butMapsNavigationisbuiltintoAndroidandoutshinestheiPhone'sfreealternatives.IfyourelyonGoogletoolslikeGmail,GoogleContacts,GoogleCalendar,Androidjustdoesitbetter.TheiPhone'sstillnoslouch,andcansyncover-the-airwithContacts,Calendar,andevendoesGmailpushforinstantnewmessagenotifications,butifyou'reaseriousGoogleorevenjustGmailuser,theiPhonedoesn'tstackuptoAndroid.NO.8OurKind-FriendlyFriend:NotificationSystemAssomanycustomerscomplaintthattheiPhone'smodalnotificationsystemisparticularlyun-friendly,especiallyforadeviceasfriendlyastheiPhone.Youhavetoactonanotification,andyoucanonlyseeonenotificationatatimebeforethenextonedismissesthepreviousoneentirely.Inthisrespect,Android'sbrilliantpull-downwindowshadenotificationtray,isabeautifulthingthatcouldmakeanyiPhoneownerjealous.Evendie-hardApplefanshavetoadmitthattheApplenotificationsystemisfartoointrusive,especiallywhenusersareinthemiddleofusinganapp.Android'snotificationsystemismuchmoresubtleandeasiertointeractwith.AndroidalsohastighterintegrationwithGoogleservices,includingnavigation,mailanddocs.NO.9IHaveEnough,IWantToReleaseandUpdate!!Thesedays,maybeyourmobileOSisjustmoreimportantthanmobilehardware,andApplehassettheconsumerexpectationtoexpectthattheirdevicewillreceivenewfeatureupdatesevenifitisn'tthelatestphone.Tothatend,it'sextremelyeasytokeeptrackofwhat'sgoingonintheiPhoneecosystem.Applereleasesonenewphoneayear,andonemajorupdateeachyear.Whenanupdaterollsout,everyphonereceivestheupdateatthesametime.Incontrast,Androidrunsonalotofdifferentdevices,andwhenGooglepushesoutanewupdate,there'snotellingwhenorifit'sgoingtomakeitswaytoyourphone.InthefutureGoogleisplanningtochangetoyearlyAndroidupdatessimilartoiPhoneOSupdates,whichwilllikelyhelpthissituation,butinthemeantime,it'sasourceoffrustrationforAndroidusers.NO.10WantToDoDIY?ChoseTheAndroid.YoumaybeabletoaddawallpapertoyouriPhonedesktopwheniOS4rollsout,butbeyondthat,there'snotmuchyoucandototweakyouriPhonetoexactlyhowyoulikeit—withoutjailbreaking,thatis.Incomparison,AndroiddevicesareMr.PotatoHeadsofcustomizability.TheiPhoneexperienceisstandardacrossalldevices,whereastheopennatureofAndroidhasmadeitpossibleformanufacturerstocustomizetheAndroidinterfaceontheirphones.Therearevalidargumentsfrombothsidesexplainingwhythisisbothagoodandbadidea.Itallowscustomerstotweakandcustomizetheirphoneasmuchastheywant,butitalsointroducesfragmentation,compatibilityissuesandpowermanagementproblems.Ontheotherhand,wereallylikethattheAndroidoperatingsystemisopensource,butwhat'smoreimportanttomostendusersisopennessintermsofwhatyoucanrunonthesedevices.Theoperatingsystemsthemselvesareclearlyimportant,butonething'sabundantlyclear:theapplicationsmakethephone.AndwhileGooglehasyettogetinhotwaterforrejectingappsbasedonanti-competitivefearorcensorship,Applehasalot.NO.11TheLastButEssentialFactorToconsider:BatteryLifeApplehastakenbatterylifeextremelyseriouslyintheircarefuldevelopmentoftheiPhone.BatterylifefortheiPhoneistechnicallyratedlowerthanmanyofthelatestAndroidphones,andyetstillseemstoperformbetterinreal-worldsituations.ApplehastakengreatcareindesigningboththehardwareandsoftwareintheiPhonetousebatterypoweraseconomicallyaspossible.EventhoughmanyAndroidsmartphoneshavebiggerbatteries,andit'sshown.WhileAndroiddevicesgetakitchen-sink'sworthoffeaturesthatyoumayconsidertobeafairtradeoffforbatterylife,there'slittlequestionthattheiPhone'sbatterylifeoutlaststhatofmostAndroiddevices.BatteryperformancedefinitelyvariesfromAndroidhandsettoAndroidhandset,buttheiPhone'sbatteryperformance—particularlythenewiPhone'sperformance—generallyoutlastsAndroid's.It'sTimetoMakeaChois