On the Android front, the allure lies in its diversity. Updated this year to Android 14, the operating system powers everything from budget-friendly smartphones to flagship foldables.

Android as an operating system is designed for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, TVs, cars, and soon XR glasses, whereas Chrome OS is primarily designed for laptops.

iOS apps are designed to run on Apple's iOS operating system, which uses a different architecture and set of frameworks compared to Android. iOS apps rely on the XNU kernel and use binary formats ...