[chevydude26]

I think it’s because when you program for iOS it’s only for iPhone where android has a lot of phones with different resolutions. Where the iPhone has one phone and one tablet with high resolutions

[Carbonsteel]

It must be something with Android. The apps on my wifes Phone (Windows Phone 7) look far better then on my Hero.

The Phone 7 apps are gorgeous.

[Carbonsteel]

It must be something with Android. The apps on my wifes Phone (Windows Phone 7) look far better then on my Hero.

The Phone 7 apps are gorgeous.

[mnehring]

iPhones are like Barbie dolls, they are made to look cute and be easy to play with. Droids are like a Jeep. Not exactly the best looking but are more fun to tinker with and can crush rocks.

[Minn]

But why do they look so different? Is it because iPhone developers are better at user interface design? Is it because the iPhone development environment is better than the Android’s? Is it because iPhone users care more about user interface? Or is it because Android itself implants the ignorance of beauty, usability and focus on details into the community at the first place?

Or perhaps the assertion that the apps all look so much better on the iPhone is entirely subjective, and made by somebody so besotted by all things Apple that he can't be taken seriously.

Perhaps this individual is so loopy (as clearly demonstrated by the use the wretchedly painful and pathetic words "implants the ignorance of beauty, usability and focus on details into the community at the first place") that he can only be mocked and laughed at as a goofball who really needs to get a life.

[Swordmaker]

Comparing Android screen graphics to iPhone screen graphcs... Why are the iPhone's better when they are the same app? PING!

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[dinodino]

It’s because Android sucks, and iOS kicks ass.

[BunnySlippers]

Wow! I must say no one can compete with Apple on appearance. A lot of people don’t care ... but Apple cares. And I appreciate it.

[pepperdog]

Facebook on my android looks nothing like what you have shown. I guess androids are different depending on the phone??

[big'ol_freeper]

LOL....I have noted the same. Add to that the Droid battery only lasted me less than a day and I can go three days on an iPhone battery, and I don’t lose 3G coverage like I did with Droid, and my WIFI smokes the performance I got with Droid, I am a happy camper now that I have switched.

[TheBattman]

The handles within the OS make a big difference. Apple has the most comprehensive set of developer tools out there.

Another possibility is related to the tight integration of OS and hardware that makes the above possible. Android is called on to run on a very wide variety of screen sizes/resolutions, with a similar variety of processor/memory configurations. Developers keep two resolutions in mind (three if you add iPad -but that is actually it’s own situation if you want to fully utilize the full screen).

But these are just guesses...

[antiRepublicrat]

I’d say Apple has a superior widget set and graphics libraries. They’re so anal-retentive, there’s a lot of stuff in there geared towards making your app look good. Plus, the dev tools are superior, making it easier to create a better looking UI.

In addition to the technical stuff, developers know that Apple users have a high expectation of quality. They can get away with letting things slide a bit on Android.