In the eternal argument between Android and iPhone, there are many good points to make. But the argument shifts a bit when you’re on the battlefield, and it appears the Army’s Special Forces have decided, after years of using Android, to think different. Why? Supposedly Android can’t take the stresses the military puts it through.
To be clear, we’re not talking about catching Pokemon on the front lines, here. The military uses smartphones to interface with its communications systems, so different units of soldiers can communicate and intelligence such as live video from drones can be streamed to every member of a unit. A phone locking up on the bus is annoying, but for Special Forces, it can potentially get them killed, and their Android gear is increasingly not up to the task.
Of course, part of the issue might be the version of Android they’re running and their hardware. Soldiers can’t just download Nougat and be done with it, they have to use a tightly secured version of the software, and on Apple, that’s a bit easier. After all, you can build dozens of different Android phones, but there’s only a few types of iPhones. Still, that leaves us with one very important question: Was there a PowerPoint presentation on the tactical problems created by the camera bump?
(Via DODBuzz)
