Seems to me that you get what you pay for. The greatest advantage of iOS/iPhone is that it is a very good choice for the general consumer. It may be that an android phone is great for the geekier amongst us, but I will say that once I shifted my parents to iPhone the "tech support" calls from them disappeared... you pay your money - you take your choice - and please do take the appropriate choice knowing that your "computer-savvy" relatives will suffer if you decide to cut corners.

"IPhones are more expensive than most Samsung smartphones. So, they're well within reach for U.S. buyers, but not for buyers in the developing world, where cheaper phones running Google Inc.'s Android operating system dominate."

Well, in the other "developed" countries android phones dominate too.
Apple can pay for having articles like this one published everywhere, but Apple is quite dead.

As much as I find gadget news on a science blog jarring, I will exclaim that upgrading from iPhone model 4 to 5 has been life changing. WiFi stays connected finally, apps don't hang every five minutes, and workflow is no longer defined by a fight between finger gesture instinct and interface delays that reverse your intent. For the rest of human history, device stress needn't cause undue stress that ruins people's health.

Seems to me that you get what you pay for. The greatest advantage of iOS/iPhone is that it is a very good choice for the general consumer. It may be that an android phone is great for the geekier amongst us, but I will say that once I shifted my parents to iPhone the "tech support" calls from them disappeared... you pay your money - you take your choice - and please do take the appropriate choice knowing that your "computer-savvy" relatives will suffer if you decide to cut corners.

The interfaces of Android and iOS are functionally identical. Unless you're a power user, there's really no difference between them.

Here's part of the reason: Google can't seem to fix a couple of critical bugs in Android: wifi and bluetooth are currently broken.

Here's part of the reason: Google can't seem to fix a couple of critical bugs in Android: wifi and bluetooth are currently broken.

That's interesting news indeed, especially considering I use wifi and Bluetooth every day on my Android phone and tablet and have never seen a single issue with either.

Looks like phys.org is desperate for Apple ad cash again. Apple sales trolls get paid pretty well too. It's all BS. Apple died in the 1980s. This is iJobs psychological corporate control of what's left of the American mind. It's hilariously disgusting to see someone equate the ruin of people's health and the future history of the human race with WiFi hangs, fighting finger gestures, and interfaces that ruin your intent. How courageous and expansive we humans have become! And here I thought solving world hunger and the advancement of scientific knowledge was important. Stupid me.