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Anthony Spadafora

This is the one reason iPhone still beats Android on security

An iPhone side by side with a Google Pixel phone

There are a lot of factors that come into play when deciding between Android or iPhone but when it comes to security, Apple’s smartphones take the lead. As an Android user myself, this isn’t the easiest thing to admit but patch gaps continue to seriously hold back the security of the best Android phones.

Unlike with the best iPhones which receive security updates from Apple as soon as they become available, the same can’t be said for most Android phones with the exception of Google’s own Pixel devices. Instead, Android device manufacturers often wait weeks or even months before distributing the search giant’s previously released security updates.

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