Gadgetory

welcome back to Androids Q&A my name is Jace and this is where we try and answer your most pressing Android questions now the first question isn't very pressing but surprisingly enough I got it more than half a dozen times why do you have the first Galaxy Note if you're so deaky and up with tech wouldn't you have upgraded by now are you challenging my geek cred are you questioning my level of decrease oh here we don't game let me tell you something anyone can take a Galaxy Note 3 and look slick and sexy but the fact that I can take this old clunky slow heifer of a phone and make it do my bidding is a testament to my level of degree what are you calling her and if she decides to misbehave and be slow crash or misplace my widgets again you really don't want to do that I keep her a line with a hard reboot yeah what do you think now Google now chase we're still listening oh you're good you're good so to start off let's talk about just how secure is Android Dante asks hey Jase one question for you just how secure is Android at a major conference the former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt claimed that Android was more secure than the iPhone the audience's response they laughed a lot now although that wasn't the response that Eric Schmidt was looking for it does testify to the fact that there's a general consensus false though it may be that Android is somehow less secure than other mobile operating systems so where does it all come from and is it true in general the Linux kernel for Android and the Darwin kernel for iOS are equally vulnerable to bugs which when exploited allow hackers to gain unauthorized access to parts of the system that should be off-limits while linux and darwin are very mature systems and all of the obvious bugs should have been found both systems are always changing and growing they are dynamic and as such they will always be security vulnerabilities so the bottom line is that Android is not any more or less secure than the iPhone there are multiple layers of security built into the OS and if you're not engaging in high-risk angers and restricting your apps to the Google Play Store you should be able enjoy your Android phone with no problem chai asks I have to Google accounts for some reason can I merge the two accounts into one yes chai you can and I watched a number of videos on the subject that were far too complicated but I found one right here you can see that link or you can click on the link that I have in the show links that's very straightforward and will set you straight good luck and Tana sconul asks Jase why are our phones a lot more expensive than tablets most phones are about 600 to 800 dollars why are tablets only 2 to 300 dollars that's a great question Anton I've had that question myself and I found an answer to that that Asus gave to CNET here it is with small devices Asus regional director Jonathan sound table said often there's more engineering development and testing required to shrink down the components without affecting the heating for example and still offering the best performance I also think the development and tooling costs are slightly higher and you know what Asus regional director I don't fully buy it I don't doubt that it is a contributing factor but when you take manufacturing and the economies of scale I think that has much less of an effect than the other two aspects that to me are pretty obvious one is supply and demand there is much more demand for smart phones nowadays than there are tablets and the second is just simply perception if a tablet is regularly eight nine hundred dollars people going to be wondering why would I spend $800 for only a little bit of increased mobility when I could get a notebook or a small tablet that's much more powerful for the same price or cheaper so it really comes down to supply and demand and perception good question them thanks for watching Android peeps my name is Jace and if you found this helpful kindly give us a like and subscribe if you'd like to connect with me I'm right here on Google+ and Twitter I do read all your comments sometimes there was like over a thousand on one video but I read all of them I can't respond to them all unfortunately but if you like a comment or question and enough people do I'm much more likely to use that in the next two QA you don't want to forget my wonderful co-host your Android or tee we try to be your source for all things Android