There’s
always been a constant war between the two most popular operating
systems worldwide – iOS and Android. Though Apple may have beaten
Android in terms of sales, but there is one glitch which leaves iOS
behind. A recent study has revealed that app crash rates for Android
Lollipop are 0.2% lower than compared for iOS 8.
According
to Crittercism’s Mobile Experience Benchmark report, it shows that apps
running older versions of Android and iOS (such as KitKat and iOS 7.1)
are considerably less likely to crash as compared to the latest
upgrades.
Ice
Cream Sandwich (4.0), are most likely to face problems followed by
KitKat (4.4) close behind. Android Lollipop came out a few months ago
and already has a few glitches but is still at a better place than the
previous versions. iOS comparatively follows a different pattern. Though
app crashes on this OS will be slightly less, the overall experience
for iOS 8 users is quite disappointing.
A
report by ZDnet points out numbers which states that Android Lollipop
has a 2% crash rate compared to the 2.2% crash rate on iOS 8 devices. On
the contrary, the previous iOS 7 had reported a 1.9% crash rate.
In
terms of numbers for Android, KitKat and Ice Cream Sandwich both
reported a crash rate at 2.6%. Compared to that, the latest Lollipop
version scored a 2% crash rate.
The
report does break down app stability but then again, it depends on
various factors such as the phone in hand, the RAM and storage available
on the device. Older devices tend to experience more problems as it
runs an older hardware. Both Apple and Google do come out with regular
updates to fix these bugs. The report only covered crashes with
third-party apps and did not address first-party software glitches. It
does make sense as devices with older hardware specs might not have the
capacity for new OS upgrades and might cause problems. Especially while
playing high-end games, some apps could crash easily.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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