The long wait of the iPhone 5 is finally over. It was released to the public and people are buying them like they’re going out of style, because really they are. iPhones are being replaced more and more with different Android operated phones made by Samsung, HTC, etc. So the question arises, are iPhones a dying breed?

I do not believe so. iOS is a different operating system  than Android. Yes, they are similar in some ways, so much so that it has caused multiple lawsuits for example, but they are also very different in the way they work. The classic iPhone, not jailbroken or anything of that nature, is clean and somewhat easy to use. There’s only one way to customize the iPhone: applications.

Apps make your phone special. Via apps, you can change your web browser, where your music comes from and how you send or receive text messages. That’s a lot of customization, but Android phones take customization to the next level.

With an Android phone, you can change the entire operating system.  One can override/erase the old Android operating system, commonly called flashing the ROM, and completely customize the layout and the way your phone works. But beware, doing this isn’t for the faint of heart. Only the techies can handle that.

The biggest difference, however, is the targeted audience for these phones. iPhones are targeted to an older audience. They’re pretty straight-forward and easier to use, while Androids are for a more younger, technology savvy person. Admittedly they have more bells and whistles, but accessing those bells and whistles is a more complicated process.

So yes, in our generation, Androids are replacing iPhones more and more, but that doesn’t mean that iPhones are dying, just that their target area of buyers is changing. I’m sure that iPhones will be around as long as Androids will be, which will probably until someone invents a holographic messaging thing like in Star Wars.