



Trying to decide between an iPhone or Android device? A research firm says you're likely to get a more stable experience on a phone powered by Google's mobile operating system.

New data from the Blancco Technology Group (BTG) says that 62 percent of all iOS devices suffered from software failures, compared to 47 percent of Android devices. What's more, 65 percent of iOS devices suffered crashing apps in the third quarter of 2016, more than doubling the 25 percent of Android devices that experienced the same trouble.





BTG conducts regular evaluations on app reliability on mobile operating systems. The company releases its findings each quarter, with last quarter's report showing Android with similar reliability.Newer iPhone and iPad models have struggled with higher failure rates, including iPhone 6 (accounting for 13% of iOS device failures), iPhone 6S (9%), iPhone 5S (9%) and iPad Air 2 (2%). Android doesn’t come out entirely smelling of roses though, the affordable LeEco Le 2 tops the list of devices with the highest failure rate (13%). It’s closely followed by Xiaomi’s Redmi 3S and Redmi Note 3 (9% each), while Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge occupies 4th place with 5%.





Apps crashed on 65% of iOS devices, which is nearly triple the rate of crashing apps on Android devices (25%). iOS users experience the most issues when using Instagram (14%), Snapchat (12%), and Facebook (9%). These three apps reportedly crash the most frequently of all on iOS devices, followed by Pokemon Go, Facebook Messenger and Google.





The Google Play Services app crashed frequently (10%) on Android devices but it was surpassed by IMS Service (32%), Address Book (12%). Moreover, Android users worldwide experienced repeated difficulties with their devices’ battery charging (7%) and screens (6%).





In my very personal opinion, for all the fragmentation and non-uniformity between Android devices (which is great for competition by the way) these numbers are a big achievement for Android and shouldn’t be just dismissed as another statistical report.



