Android vs ios vs Windows
If you are a new smartphone shopper or a current smartphone shopper approaching an upgrade, you may be curious about the mobile platforms that are available. So here is a basic comparison of the Platforms available.


IOS 1.x
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First relaese
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IOS 2.x
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Second Major release
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iPhone 3G
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IOS 3.x
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Third Major Release
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iPhone 3GS
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IOS 4.x
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Fourth Major Release
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iPhone 4G
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IOS 5.x
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Fifth Major Release
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Initial release on iPhone 4S
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IOS 6
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6th Release
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Limited support for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch (4th generation)
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Windows 8 is the next version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on PCs and Mobiles. The release to manufacturing (RTM) is expected around July 2012 .Windows 8’s server counterpart, Windows Server 2012, is in development concurrently with Windows 8
Comparison
IOS 6
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Android 4.1 Jelly Beans
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Windows 8
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Kernel
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OS X
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Linux
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Windows NT
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Supports
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GSM,CDMA
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GSM
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CDMA
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Supported hardware
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IPad,Iphone,Ipod
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Large No of platforms
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Large No of platforms
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Movie store
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Itune
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Google play
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Xbox services
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Social Gaming
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Yes
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No
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Yes,Xbox Live
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3D map
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YEs
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Yes
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Yes
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Cloud Support
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Icloud
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Google drive
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Sky drive
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Video calls 3G/4G
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Search Engine
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Google
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Yahoo,Google
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Bing
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