With each major mobile platform announcing significant update within mere months of each other. It's certainly an exciting time to be in mobile. Here's a quick look at how android 4.0 stack up versus its contemporaries.
| APPLE iOS 5 | Microsoft Windows 7.5 | Google Android 4.0 | ||||
| SOClAL NETWORK INTEGRATION | facebook, windows live, twitter, linkedln | Google + | ||||
| SCREEN CAPTURE | Yes (Hold Power and Home buttons) | N/A | Yes (Hold Volume Down and Power button) | |||
| WIDGET SUPPORT | Stock and Weather widget | Live Tiles | Yes, with option to resize widget | |||
| MULTI TASKING | Yes (double tap Home button) | Yes (Press and hold YES button) | Yes (click on Recent Apps) | |||
| CLOSlNG APPS WlTHIN TASK MANAGER | Yes (press and hold app click on X to close) | N/A | Yes (Swipe sideways to close) | |||
| NOTIFICATION | Pull down and click on X, followed by clear, to dismiss notification | Limited to apps with push notification | Pulldown and swipe sideways to dismiss notofocation | |||
| FOLDERS | Yes | N/A | Yes | |||
| CLOUD SYNCING | iCloud | Windows Live | ||||
| CLOUD STORAGE | iCloud | SkyDrive | N/A | |||
| INSTANT MESSAGING | iMessage | Windows Live messanger and facebook chat | Google Talk | |||
| THREADED EMAIL | N/A | Yes | Yes | |||
| WIRELESS HOTSPOT | Yes | Yes (subjected to device compatibility) | Yes | |||
| PHYSICAL SHORTCUT BUTTONS | Home button | Back, Stard and Search button | N/A | |||
| PANORAMA IMAGING | N/A | N/A | Yes | |||
| IMAGE EDITOR | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| INTEGRATED VOICE ASSISTANT | Yes (Siri) | Yes (TellMe) | N/A | |||
| DATA MONITOR AND CONTROL | N/A | N/A | Yes | |||
| NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION | N/A | N/A | Yes (Android Beam) | |||
| APPS | iTune Store | Windowsphone Marketplace | Android Market | |||