Only Apple makes iPhones, so it has extremely tight control over how the software and hardware work together.

On the other hand, Google offers the Android software to many phone makers, including Samsung, HTC, LG, and Motorola.

Of course iPhones can have hardware issues, too, but they’re generally higher quality.

Is Android better than iPhone?

Most Android phones do better than the iPhone released in the same period in hardware performance, but them hence can consume more power and need to charge once a day basically. Android’s openness leads to increased risk.

Which is more popular iPhone or Android?

There are essentially two viable smartphone operating systems, Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. However, since Android has a much larger install base and sells more smartphones each year, it actually loses more to Apple than it gets from iOS. (Note that I own Apple shares).