It's the lack of consumer growth that's the issue here, I'm not saying google doesn't have decent hardware but the features aren't really worth talking about for most people. We can probably say we talk more about google assistant that most of the features google puts on the phone.
Now it seems google is trying to get more into the lower end market with great sub 350 phones, they tried the high end and realize they can't compete with samsung. We gotta be honest here, if android was so great with all that bad arse hardware why do they still seem to struggle getting good app developers when apple screws so many developers over?
The software simply can't compete with IOS on a large scale, if it's not bad arse hardware, curved screens, oleds, big phones or whatever android simply has no name.
Google is in charge of android, it just seems they quit a while ago and gave up on competiting.
Look at the palm pre for my older heads, if it has capable hardware and less bugs who knows where it could have been.
You can't tell me google can't make a more nicer OS than android, they have the money to do anything.
2 year updates can't compete with 5 years for IOS, i know the OS basically rewrites the whole system per update but if google is serious they need to figure something out. Samsung at least shows it tries every year.
I disagree...Google has the better facial biometric than IOS and a number of software features that enhance the user experience. Better digital assistant...better facial biometrics and better camera. Better browser...better Maps
Then I think you are lumping Google in as means to generalize Android as a whole. That is not accurate as Google doesn't control (nor should they) what other phone makers do with Android once they apply their unique skins.
Then the hardware other phone makers are producing is better than what Apple puts out. You might not like curved displays but other might love them. That is the greatness of Android as a whole. The options are open to buy something other companies might not produce.
Android as a whole has more features than IOS does. As a matter of fact most of the new IOS features previewed at WWDC have been on Android for years. So it would seem Android more than competes imho.
This part is quite amusing to me especially after WWDC when most of the new features have been on Android for years. Last time I looked Apple was the most profitable company in the world. With cash reserves more than most countries. So why aren't they wowing us for with a new operating system? Instead they have been adding features already found on Android. Why can't they come up with something new?
You can't tell me google can't make a more nicer OS than android, they have the money to do anything
I am an Apple fan and my 11 Pro Max is my daily driver. I use it more than any other phone.
But to be honest the Pixel 4XL is smoother with less hardware.
Then don't get me started on older iPhones getting updates longer..it is well known Apple throttles older phones to get people to upgrade. It is their best interest to update older phones as they know it will lead to upgrades.
Then the core Android apps are updated through the Google Playstore separately of OS upgrades. You can have Android 10 and STILL get the features of Android 11 on the Google core apps.
But I do agree Apple has a great software distribution apparatus. It bugs you until you do the upgrade
I am thankful for Android as a whole. If not for Android phone makers pushing Apple...who knows where the hardware and software would be?
