wraggster
March 28th, 2014, 23:15
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/9624d1abc65e9562416dab70491d1b37/crittercism-android-crash-rate.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/28/mobile-platform-crash-study/)
If you've ever argued that your new smartphone is more reliable than what you're replacing, you now have some evidence to back up your claims. Crittercism hasposted a study (http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1097982-state-of-mobile-performance.html#document/) showing that apps running in newer versions of Android and iOS (such as KitKat (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/android-4-4-kitkat-launch/) and iOS 7.1 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/10/apple-releases-ios-7-1/)) are considerably less likely to crash; you're practically inviting headaches if you stick with a phone running Gingerbread or iOS 6. The research also suggests that the Galaxy S 4 and iPhone 5 are the most trustworthy devices, while tablets of all kinds are relatively crash-happy. The findings aren't shocking when both Apple and Google have both spent years fixing bugs, and it's notable that the study only covers crashes with third-party apps -- they don't address first-party software glitches. Still, this data is as good an excuse as any to upgrade an aging handset stuck on an old platform.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/28/mobile-platform-crash-study/
If you've ever argued that your new smartphone is more reliable than what you're replacing, you now have some evidence to back up your claims. Crittercism hasposted a study (http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1097982-state-of-mobile-performance.html#document/) showing that apps running in newer versions of Android and iOS (such as KitKat (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/android-4-4-kitkat-launch/) and iOS 7.1 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/10/apple-releases-ios-7-1/)) are considerably less likely to crash; you're practically inviting headaches if you stick with a phone running Gingerbread or iOS 6. The research also suggests that the Galaxy S 4 and iPhone 5 are the most trustworthy devices, while tablets of all kinds are relatively crash-happy. The findings aren't shocking when both Apple and Google have both spent years fixing bugs, and it's notable that the study only covers crashes with third-party apps -- they don't address first-party software glitches. Still, this data is as good an excuse as any to upgrade an aging handset stuck on an old platform.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/28/mobile-platform-crash-study/