Late last year, JPMorgan said that the budget-friendly iPhone SE could help attract more than a billion Android users to the iOS side. Now, a survey of 1,003 Americans by security company Beyond Identity shows some interesting results.
According to the April report, iOS has been steadily increasing its market share over the past four years, but Android still has a much larger share at 69.74 percent. Also, the report notes that different markets have different preferences, and in some regions, such as Africa, the high prices of iPhones may be a reason why people prefer Android instead. According to this report, iOS has 54 percent of the operating system market in North America and Oceania.
Beyond Identity added another perspective to the discussion, noting that security is one of the most important determining factors when it comes to operating system wars.
Apparently, 25 percent of US-based Android users are considering switching to iOS, with 49 percent of them citing the iPhone as being more secure.
Generally speaking, we are seeing more and more news about Android vulnerabilities, although Apple products are not immune to attackers either. The new report says that although more than 40 percent of both groups have suffered from malware attacks or scams, more Apple users are reporting “no security breaches of any kind.” In the event of an attack, iOS users were 20 percent more likely to recover their data completely.
When owners of the top-of-the-line Apple and Samsung smartphones available today were asked about their security perceptions, iPhone 13 Pro Max users were more than twice as likely to say it was the safest phone they’ve ever used. The average iOS user felt only slightly more secure than an Android user (76 versus 74 percent).
The study also reveals that Apple users are more rigorous about security and take precautions like using a six-digit pin instead of a four-digit pin to unlock their devices, and are also more likely to use facial recognition and track location tracking. On the other hand, iOS users generally feel much more comfortable and seem to lose phones more often than Android users.
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