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[–] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ignoring low hanging fruit answers like “iOS can use Apple apps” or “iOS gets more than 4 years of updates”; These are hardware specific but they work out of the box:

  • I don’t know if this is still true and even if it is, it’s not true for much longer; satellite SOS
  • LiDAR on the pro phones and faceID. Both can be used for 3D scanning
  • this also may not be true anymore but I had a bitch of a time getting my WireGuard VPN to automatically turn on when I left the house on android. I remember a pixel OS upgrade breaking my tasker script. Works fine on iOS.

Edit: I know android can unlock with your face. That’s not what I’m talking about. The 3D scanning aspect is what’s cool

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So some iOS devices can do things that all Android devices can't?

I mean I can cherry pick stuff some Android devices can do, too.

None of my four iOS devices can do any of what you've listed. (2 phones, 2 ipads)

[–] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So some iOS devices can do things that all Android devices can't?

Yes. Op didn’t stipulate that the differences needed to be true for all of iOS

I mean I can cherry pick stuff some Android devices can do, too.

That’s not what Op asked

None of my four iOS devices can do any of what you've listed. (2 phones, 2 ipads)

I stated some features were hardware specific and if your devices don’t support Wireguard (my third point) then they are really old and likely not supported anymore or maybe work devices that are locked down. Regardless, I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true and I stated caveats where necessary; I answered OP’s question.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

YOU made that comparison. Which makes your argument, as Click and Clack would say, booooooooogus