Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software?

Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by jamil7 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:50AM (#38361563)

iOS is generally more efficient than Android due to ARC, AOT compilation and the way it aggressively manages apps.

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by gardenhedge on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:14AM (#38362601)

iOS is no better than Android when it comes to devices that have similar prices

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by jamil7 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:25PM (#38371298)

OP's question wasn't comparing price though, rather resource usage. Generally, an Android phone with the same specs as an iOS device will require more resources to perform the same tasks.

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by capl on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:07PM (#38374637)

that's true, the only price point an android will be more resource efficient / performant is around 200$ mark, but only since there is no iPhone at that price point. I think it's unfortunate and partly or entirely due to the fact Android is built upon Java instead of native code.

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by heavyset_go on Sunday November 26, 2023 @05:06AM (#38420492)

Android apps are compiled AOT when installed.

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