Apple’s current operating system, iOS 9, is considered the best system created for the iPhone. Having unique features to the operating system, experts often debate the ease of use of the phone. Apple’s original design for the system was aimed toward simplicity, but with the introduction of some features in the system, basic operations and functions are now more complicated than before. The security and privacy characteristics of the Apple phone are well designed, but a lack in options hurts the design of the phone. Three forms of security are provided for the iPhone to unlock the phone: a pin number, a password, or fingerprint detection. The most innovative of the three choices in privacy is the fingerprint detection. The accuracy of the reader on the phone is outstanding and will almost never make an error. The main problem in the operating system for the iPhone is the lack of customizability the phone possesses. The entire design of the phone revolves around the singular element of the app. The best feature that Apple provides to customize the appearance of the phone is that folders are given to organize the apps. Perhaps the most customizable feature of the iPhone is the backgrounds that can be changed to give the phone a personal flare. On the other hand, the Galaxy has some limitations, but the limitations are not …show more content…
The iPhone is a phone that is for the affluent consumer. The cost of a base iPhone of sixteen gigabytes at full retail is $649. The high end model iPhone that possesses 128 gigabytes of memory costs an enormous amount of $849. Having a contract with a service carrier helps reduce some of the price of the phone, but even with a two year contract with the service provider, the cost of an iPhone can reach upwards of $400. In addition to the price of phone, the owner may also purchase a case to protect the phone from damage for an increase of about ninety dollars to the total cost of the phone. Conversely, the Galaxy is significantly cheaper. The full retail value of a Galaxy with sixteen gigabytes of storage space reaches a cost of $570. With the purchase of a 128 gigabyte MicroSD card for an average of seventy dollars, the consumer gains more memory than the top-of-the-line iPhone and pays $200 less than the Apple product. The Galaxy sells for, at most, $200 with an agreement of a two year contract from a carrier. A variant of the Galaxy, called the Galaxy Active, provides more durability for the phone without the use of a case for the same expense as the normal phone, saving the customer nearly $100 in