The Android vs. iOS battle is still on. With iOS 7 and its new UI, Apple surely got the upper hand in the design arena. Also, with features like fingerprint scanner, the iPhone line of products is getting stronger and stronger each year. Despite Android’s soaring popularity, iOS still remains the first choice for many developers thanks to a huge user base that includes a lot of enterprise crowd. However, that doesn’t mean that Android is the underdog. In fact, Android is battling iOS neck-to-neck in many arenas and it is just a matter of time when Android becomes the dominant phone OS.
That said, despite the continued dominance of Android and iOS in the smartphone market, new players are emerging that serve as credible threat to Google and Apple’s legacy. One of the biggest threats, of course, is Windows Phone. With their recently unveiled Cortana, a Siri-like assistant, Windows 8 seems like an OS that is poised for success thanks to Microsoft’s existing user base on the desktop. Other minor players are also emerging; however, the ones most people are watching out for are Ubuntu Phone OS and Mozilla Firefox OS. These two operating systems, which offer completely different approaches to mobile computing, are almost ready to cause a disruption in the mobile market. But which one is the better of the two? Well, let’s find out.