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As of May 2019 the market share for phone operating systems is really only a two horse
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race - iOS and Android, with Android controlling just over 75 percent of the market and iOS
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with just under 23 percent.
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Kai OS and some others like Nokia’s OS were next with a negligible market share.
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It’s become a matter of fact that in this world there are Android fans and iOS fans,
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and people don’t tend to cross over to the other side.
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We all know folks who would never give up their iPhone for say, a Samsung, and we all
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know people who tell you iPhones are overpriced and more of an accessory than a necessity.
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But which operating system is really the best?
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That’s what we’ll try and find out for you.
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Before we get to the pros and cons of each system let’s first have a look at the history
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of these two OS’s.
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We’ll start with Android.
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The company Android Inc. was founded in 2003 by a bunch of guys, but the one you’ve most
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likely heard of is Andy Rubin.
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At first the idea was an operating system developed for digital cameras, not phones,
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but soon the creators changed their minds and announced that their technology would
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soon rival Microsoft Windows Mobile.
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Not many people believed that and it wasn’t easy getting this company going.
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In fact, it’s been reported that they were so broke they couldn’t afford to pay for
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their office space and even the founders’ closest friends didn’t really believe they
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were on to something.
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Google however, did believe in their OS and acquired it from Android Inc. along with key
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members of the company.
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There was a lot of secrecy surrounding Android and its acquisition but the rumors started
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to get out that Google was developing its own software for mobile phones, and little
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did we know how quickly this software would be in most of our pockets.
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Then in 2007 Apple dropped a bombshell and released its iPhone.
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Prior to this, Google’s operating system was developed only to run on standard phones,
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not ones with touchscreens.
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When the iPhone came out the Android team knew that they had a lot of work to do.
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That same year a group called the Handset Alliance came together and made the bold statement
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that they would create “the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile
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devices.”
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Members of this alliance were Google, Samsung, HTC and Motorola as well as others.
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They weren’t just full of hot air either, and soon we saw a bunch of different versions
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of Android.
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These were "Cupcake", "Donut", "Eclair", and "Froyo".
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Later we got “Kit-Kat.”
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You might be wondering why computer software was named after things that you eat, and Google
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later answered that saying it was because the mobile devices running this software made
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life sweet.
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The first Android phone was the T-Mobile G1, or HTC Dream as it was called outside of the
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USA.
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The reviews were mixed, but many people did say that theOS had lots of potential.
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Now for the iPhone and iOS.
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In 2005 the one and only Steve Jobs had a huge job to do - shrink the Mac and make the
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perfect handheld device.
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In 2007, Apple announced this new phone along with its operating system.
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The first of the systems was called iPhone OS 1, and unlike Google, Apple didn’t go
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for sweet-sounding names and just kept counting up in numbers.
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So far we have only mentioned phones, but as you know both operating systems ran on
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various mobile devices.
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The first iPhones were praised as a spectacular device and only added to the mystique of Jobs
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who for some was like a techno-god.
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You just have to read those early reviews to find fawning praise about how the iPhone
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was sleek, fantastic, innovative, a superb device for surfing the web, like nothing else
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before it.
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Gizmodo wrote, “I'm thumbing through my own iPhone like a teenager with his first
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Playboy.”
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It was in a league of its own.
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It wasn’t perfect and lacked a few features, but hey, no one was saying negative things
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about this device except perhaps one thing.
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This was the fact it was so darn expensive, coming in at a base price of $499.
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Compare that to the first Android phone which launched at $179.
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But the price didn’t matter to many as iPhones were being hailed as the future of mobile
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devices.
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That’s kind of been the story ever since, but as we’ve seen in the years since, many
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high-end Android phones are also now very expensive.
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They might have cost a lot of cash, but that didn’t stop people buying the iPhone.
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If you look at the best selling phones of all time you’ll see that it’s topped by
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early Nokia phones.
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And it makes sense, you could throw them against a wall and they wouldn’t break and the battery
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lasted longer than any human could stay awake.
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That said, the third phone on the list is the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and it beats
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any Android phone by a long way.
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220 million people bought that phone, which is more than impressive.
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The best selling Android phone of all time is the Samsung Galaxy S4, and that sold just
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80 million units, a long way behind.
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It ran Android 4.2.2 "Jelly Bean".
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But then just below that you have the iPhone 5 and iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus which sold
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70 and 65.9 million units respectively.
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The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S aren’t too far behind that, while various versions of the
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Samsung Galaxy have done ok too.
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If you look at the historical market share of operating systems you’ll find in 2009
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Android was barely getting out of the blocks and iOS was in front.
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The operating system called Symbian, used by a bunch of big manufacturers like Nokia,
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was ahead of them both, but that soon changed.
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What you see in the years ahead is Microsoft Mobile taking a huge nosedive and Android
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rocketing to the top.
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We will say, though, that over the years iOS has taken some small dips and rises but mostly
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it’s stayed quite stable.
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Only lately has the iPhone been in a bit of trouble.
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That might say something about its dedicated users over the years.
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But since about 2013 Android has enjoyed an 80 percent market share, give or take a little
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now and again.
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No one can deny that Apple has very devoted fans, but it’s impossible to contest that
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Android is king of the market.
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However, just because something sells more doesn’t mean it is better.
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As we know, the iPhone is very expensive which we’re sure puts a lot of people off.
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We went to an article by Fast Company and along with staff at the website some designers
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and technology big thinkers talked about what phone they thought was the best of all time.
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The article was released in 2018.
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And you know what, the list of phones selected was mostly populated by various versions of
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the iPhone.
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Some old school phones such as the early Blackberry got a mention, as did those poplar Motorola
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flip phones and old Nokias.
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We couldn’t even find an Android phone on the list.
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Maybe those guys were just fond of the good old days... or maybe there just hasn’t been
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an almost-perfect Android phone yet.
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What about 2019?
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We looked to see what people were saying were the best phones you could buy in 2019.
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Well, now it seems Samsung phones running Android top the list, although some lists
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do include the iPhone XS.
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It doesn’t matter where you look, Samsung Galaxy phones top the lists right now, with
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various types of Galaxy phones filling most of the top spots give or take the odd Huawei
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phone.
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Some of the top ten lists right now don’t even include the iPhone, which is surprising
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given similar lists you would have found published a few years ago.
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From what we can see, according to the experts, Android phones whether Huawei, Samsung, Xiaomi
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or One Plus, are favored over the iPhone.
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While the iPhone was almost always at the top of reviews not that long ago, these days
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people are talking about the fall of the phone.
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That seems to have begun in 2018.
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It looks like these days that sleek design is just too expensive for some people and
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they think you can get a better machine for a cheaper price with an Android phone.
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This still doesn’t tell us which is the best operating system, though.
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Again, the experts have chimed in, not just about which phone is best but what operating
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system is best.
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The first thing most people point to is that Android gives the consumer more variety.
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That’s why it sells better, there are just so many phones out there with all kinds of
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features and at all prices.
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But it’s more than that.
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The number of apps available for Android is approximately 3.5 million, while for iOS it’s
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2.5 million.
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Wait, though, because while there are more free Android apps and a greater variety, at
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least one reviewer says Apple has the better quality apps, especially if you play games.
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Some people also say that Apple is better at weeding out questionable apps than Android
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and the App Store is better to navigate than the Play Store.
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Another big deal is maps.
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We looked at a few comparisons of Apple Maps and Google Maps and not one person said Apple
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Maps was better.
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Most reviewers did say that Apple Maps is getting better and better and isn’t far
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behind, but in the end you just have to go with Google.
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What concerns a lot of people, too, is the battery life of their device.
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It’s a huge thing as no one likes seeing their battery run out on them when they really
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need that phone working.
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Again, it’s all about variety.
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The iPhone doesn’t have a bad battery at all, but you can find many Android devices
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out there with a superior battery.
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The experts the public agree on this one.
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It’s looking like Android wins in most areas, but where Apple looks to be superior is offering
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updates.
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When it comes to adding new features, some bug fixes, and also security updates, Apple
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is ahead.
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Two other things talked about are how you can customize your phone and how easy it is
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to use.
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In terms of customizing, Android just has more options, as you’d expect when there
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are so many phones.
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But in terms of sheer simplicity, most people seem to think that Apple wins here.
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But what if you want to sell your phone and buy a new one?
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Which system holds its value better?
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There is only one answer to this and no one disagrees.
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It’s the iPhone.
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You can still get a fairly decent amount of money for a phone two years old.
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You might also know people using iPhones even older than that which still work very well.
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In the end, it seems like most people said that it’s all about personal preference
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and there is no definitive better OS.
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If you prioritize volume of choice and range of customization then you have to go for Android,
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but if you value design and ease of use then you can’t go wrong with an iPhone…if you
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can afford it.
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Let us know which is your favorite OS in the comments, Android, iOS, or one of the other
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