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Comparing Apples and Androids
http://mlearning.muohio.edu/mlcTwitter: @miami_mlearning
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Comparing Apples and Androids
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Comparing Apples and Androids
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Comparing Apples and Androids
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Purpose
• Mobile Learning Experience–We love Apple!
–#1 tablet is iPad - Consumer Reports
• There is another option…– Android
• This talk compares different aspects/features to consider
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What is Android?
• Variation of Linux for devices– Originally a
company called Android was acquired by Google
– OS platform now used on large share of smartphones
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Why Even Consider Android?
• Market Share– Phones (Comscore)• 43.7% Android
• 27.7% iOS
– Tablets (Strategy Analytics)• 66% iPad
• 26.9% Android
Source: http://cnet.co/IiUNcf
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Market Share…
NPD Group, Dec 2011
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If (y)our students are walking on campus with Android devices, shouldn’t we at least consider whether to include support?
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Tablet OptionsApple
• iPad 1, iPad 2, New iPad
Android
• Kindle Fire
• Samsung Galaxy Tab
• Toshiba Thrive
• Asus– Eee Pad
– Transformer
• Motorola Xoom
• Many more!
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CostApple
• iPad - $499+
Android
• Kindle Fire - $199
• Samsung Galaxy Tab - $499+
• Many priced in-between
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Device SupportApple
• Apple iOS supported on most devices– Devices eventually
“retired”
Android
• Support for Operating Systems determined by manufacturers
http://bit.ly/rqF4Xe
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OS VersionsApple
• iOS 5.x– Since iPhone 3GS
• iOS 3.1.3– Older devices
Android
• 2.2 - Froyo - Kindle Fire
• 2.3 - Gingerbread
• 3.x - Honeycomb – Toshiba Thrive, Samsung Galaxy Tab
• 4.x - Ice Cream Sandwich – Newer tablets in process
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Kindle Fire
• Features– Price: $199
• Lacks:– Camera
– 3G/4G
– GPS
• Home screen configuration is different than other tablets
• Great size– Thumb typing!
• Access to Google Play (more on this later)
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App StoresApple
• iTunes– Well-known
standards for apps
Android
• Google Play– Relies on
community to report bugs/malware
• Amazon App Store– Some quality
control
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AppsApple
• Only option for bypassing the iTunes store is to use the iOS Enterprise license
Android
• Side loading of apps– Allows users to
develop own software and developers to provide a simple path for distribution that doesn’t require a separate store
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Maintenance IssuesApple
• Relatively maintenance free
Android
• App quality
• Malware and Viruses
• App/Process killers
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Factors to consider
• E-readers vs. Tablets
• More than a e-reader
• Screen size
• Screen type (e-ink, lcd)
• Wireless vs. Always on data
• Flexibilityhttp://cnet.co/HJtdHm
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AdvantagesApple
• Polish of experience
• Retina display technology
• Ease of use
Android
• Integration with Google
• Google Maps + Google Navigation
• Flexibility of OS– There’s an app for
thathttp://usat.ly/HEd3h2
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DisadvantagesApple
• Apple corporate image
• Lack of customization
• Not on all networks (yet)
• Real 4G support
Android
• Fragmentation
• Manufacturer skins
• Difficulty of finding apps
• Malware and viruses
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Benchmarking• E-readers (kindle)
• Note taking (evernote)
• Social Networking (facebook, twitter, edmodo)
• File sharing (dropbox)
• PDF annotations (iannotate, repligo, ez pdf reader)
• Handwriting (notetaker hd, quill)
• Whiteboarding (syncspace)
• Communication (skype, google google talk, facetime)
• Office Suite (documents to go, iwork)
• Remote Desktop (splashtop)
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Summary• Ultimately comes down to a matter of
individual preference AND cost– Our target audience may prefer the Android
device
• More educational apps seem to be targeted towards iOS– iear.org
– Top 25 Android Apps for Education
• However…
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Summary
• …many questions have to be answered:– Have we
demonstrated (with research?) that learning occurs when using m-learning?
– Are we just “dipping broccoli in chocolate”?
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Hands on
• On the devices– Dropbox
– Syncspace
– Evernote
– Pulse
– Many more…
• Try them out
• Compare them with your iOS devices
• Type with the keyboard