| Criterion | iPhone SDK | Android | 
| Number of downloads | 100,000 from February 2008 | 750,000 from November 2007 | 
| General comparison (via engadget ) | ||
| Cost of | Is free | Is free | 
| SDK native | Yes | Yes | 
| Tongue | Objective C 2.0 | Java | 
| Application distribution method | iTunes Store | Unknown | 
| Remote debugging | Yes | Yes | 
| Touchscreen | Multi-touch | Single-touch | 
| Flash support | Not | Not | 
| Java support | Not | Yes | 
| Application development | ||
| Development Platforms | OS X 10.5 | OS X, Win, Linux | 
| IDE | xCode | Eclipse (or any other ) | 
| GUI-builder | Already Yes | Not | 
| UI is described in | Class file on objective c | Xml file | 
| Garbage collector | Not | Built | 
| Bluetooth support | Not | No ( yet ) | 
| Geographic location definitions | Yes | Yes | 
| Determining the position of the phone (tilt, movement) | Yes | No ( yet ) | 
| Application work in background | Not | Yes | 
| File system access | Yes | Yes | 
| Embedded database | No (although there are rumors ) | Yes (sqlite) | 
| Access to phone functions (calls, SIM card, SMS) | Not | Yes | 
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/21873/
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