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Shouvik
Shouvik

Reputation: 11730

Confused in my choice between (webOS, BADA and Iphone) vs Android

So I was doing this comparative study between the application security model between android and now I need a benchmark for it to compete against. The problem though is I am pretty new to mobile application development and barely know the names and probably used a phone or two in the process with each of the OSes. Now the dilemma I am in is, which OS should I pitt against the Andorid to compete with for a security model study. At most I can pick two because I literally will not have the time to complete developing applications for all the Operating Systems in the market to do a comparative study.

Which one would be the best choices according to you? (Please elaborate as to why its a worthy competitor).

Upvotes: 1

Views: 569

Answers (2)

Benny Skogberg
Benny Skogberg

Reputation: 10681

If you would only compare to one other Mobile OS, my suggestion would be iOS (iPhone OS) rather than Symbian. They are in a conceptual level fairly similar to each other, and they target the same audience.

The second choice would be Research in Motion (RIM/Blackberry), which was the preferred choice for business people for many years becoming a symbol of status.

If you have the time to do a wider study I think you could compare Android, iOS, RIM, Windows Mobile and Symbian. I'd really like to read that study :-)

Good Luck on your upcoming study.

Upvotes: 1

Borealid
Borealid

Reputation: 98519

You use too many exclamation point in your question! So I will sound very angry as I answer you!

A good choice against which to compare Android would be Symbian! Because Symbian is an operating system designed to be secure! It requires application signing! But Symbian is significantly older! So you should probably also pick a newer phone OS! iOS, WebOS, Windows Mobile, and Maemo are the only real new competitors to Android! But Maemo is probably a poor choice, as it is effectively just a Linux distribution for phones and is current only deployed on the Nokia N900!

So, my recommendation would be to choose WebOS or the iPhone OS and Symbian!!!

Upvotes: 2

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