| 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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