Pros and cons of android

If you look ahead android is new kid in the block. It was released in 2007 by Google and after that it had acclaimed a lot of appreciation. It has raised a lot in just small span of time. Here are some pro and cons that you could find with android devices.


PROS OF ANDROID

Wide range of hardware support

If we talk about the hardware, then android offers more flexible hardware supports. Android is found in wide range of smartphones coming from different manufacturers. Sony Ericsson, Samsung, HTC, Motorola etc offers wide range of android smartphones, with different configurations. You are provided with a number of choices even by the same manufacturer, based on your budget, your feature preferences, and phone specifications. So, you are loaded with a lot of choice.

Software

In case of software also android has multiple advantages. Android allows to run multiple software applications at the same time. Another feature called ActiveSync allows you to sync all your data like your contacts, messages, mails etc with your computer, once you pair your device with a system. Blackberry also allows sync but you will have to install the software to avail that.

Open source nature

The feature which makes an android device looks different is its open source feature. This means all the programmers and developers from anywhere around the world could access its source code, from google. Google provide its source code as a Linux kernel distribution. That means a programmer could come up with his own version of the android or could develop and repair the previous version.

Application support and app market

Android provides with apps for almost anything you need. It has a well-built android market from where you could download your favorite app. There are a number of developers, who are working independently to develop apps for android market. So, thousands of apps are added every day.

CONS OF ANDROID

Availability of poor quality apps

Google doesn’t screen any app that are added to the android market. This leads to inculsion of poor quality apps, i.e. useless apps. You can find most of the apps are compromised on the quality standard.

Poor battery life

Most of the android phones suffer with the problems of poor battery life. Most of this can be attributed to the number of software and apps that runs in the background. Most of the android phone’s battery didn’t last more than a day.

Changing versions

Typical life of an android phone is very low, Google is advancing in its OS with a high rate, and if you buy a phone now it is most likely that Google will come up with the next version of the android in just a couple of month.