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Uma ngokucacile uphakathi kwabalandeli bomkhiqizo kanye nesistimu yokusebenza, futhi hhayi nje phakathi kwabasebenzisi abajwayelekile, cishe ngeke uvumele isixazululo osisebenzisayo njengamanje. Sinamakamu amabili lapha, eyodwa ngabasebenzisi be-Apple abasebenzisa ama-iPhones ane-iOS, enye ngabasebenzisi be-Android abasebenzisa amadivaysi e-Android kunjalo. Kodwa isimo akusona esimnyama noma esimhlophe kunoma yikuphi. 

Ake sizame ukubheka isimo sokubuyekeza ngendlela efanele futhi ngokunganaki. I-Apple inenzuzo ecacile yokuthi ithunga i-hardware ne-software ngaphansi kophahla olulodwa, ngakho inokulawula okuphezulu okungenzeka ukuthi izobukeka kanjani futhi, ngaleyo ndaba, ukuthi izosebenza kanjani. Futhi yazi kahle ukuthi yimaphi ama-chips angakwazi ukuphatha ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo yesistimu, ukuze ihlale iletha ulwazi oluhle lomsebenzisi ngaphandle kokulinda ngokungadingekile ukusabela ngemva kwesenzo esinikeziwe. Ngakho-ke njengamanje sine-iOS 16 lapha, enqamule i-iPhone 7, noma i-iPhone 8 futhi kamuva yayisekela. Kusho ukuthini?

I-iPhone 7 ne-7 Plus duo yethulwa ngoSepthemba 2016, yalandelwa i-iPhone 8, i-iPhone 8 Plus kanye ne-iPhone X ngonyaka kamuva, okwakunguSepthemba 2017. Ekugcineni, i-Apple yanikeza ukusekelwa kwe-iOS 16 kuya kweyi-5 kuphela amadivaysi amadala, angekho kakhulu, ngisho nokucabangela ukuncintisana kwawo. Yiqiniso, asazi ukuthi izosekela isikhathi esingakanani lolu chungechunge lwama-iPhones manje, lapho esengathola i-iOS 17 noma i-iOS 18. Kunoma yikuphi, kuyiqiniso ukuthi i-iOS 16 isekelwa kuphela oneminyaka engu-5 ubudala. amadivayisi kanye nezintsha. 

I-Samsung ingumholi ekuthengisweni kwama-smartphone emhlabeni jikelele, kodwa futhi ingumholi ekuthathweni kwe-Android. I-Google ithi bonke abakhiqizi kumele banikeze amadivayisi abo okungenani izibuyekezo ezimbili zesistimu, amafoni wePixel ngokwawo ahlinzeka ngezibuyekezo ezintathu. Kepha i-Samsung iqhubekela phambili, futhi kumamodeli aphakathi nendawo kanye nasezingeni eliphezulu akhiqizwa ngo-2021, futhi iqinisekisa iminyaka emine yezibuyekezo ze-Android neminyaka emi-5 yokuvuselelwa kwezokuphepha (ingabe ukhona ngempela umehluko onjalo ku-Apple?). Ngaphezu kwalokho, iyashesha kakhulu ekwamukeleni uhlelo olusha, lapho ifuna ukubamba isondo lokuvuselela lawo wonke amamodeli asekelwayo ekupheleni kwalo nyaka. Kodwa kuyinto eyodwa kubo ukuthi banikeze isibuyekezo, futhi enye ukuthi umsebenzisi ayifake.

Imihlaba emibili, izimo ezimbili, imibono emibili 

Uma i-iPhone yakho ilahlekelwa ukwesekwa kwe-iOS, akusho nje ukuthi ngeke ukwazi ukujabulela izici ezintsha, okungenzeka kube okuncane kakhulu kwazo. Okubi kakhulu ngalokhu ukuthi uma i-iPhone yakho ingasasekeli i-iOS yamanje, ukusebenziseka kwayo okugcwele kunqunyelwe esikhathini esingangonyaka olandelayo. Abathuthukisi bohlelo lokusebenza yibona abanecala ikakhulukazi. Bazama ukuhambisana ne-Apple futhi babuyekeze izinhlelo zabo zokusebenza mayelana ne-iOS yakamuva, kodwa uma usebenzisa endala, ngokuvamile uzofinyelela esimweni ungakapheli unyaka lapho ungeke ukwazi ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifakiwe. Bazokutshela ukuthi ubuyekeze, kodwa ngeke ukwazi ukwenza kanjalo ngoba i-iPhone yakho endala ngeke isakunikeza. Ngakho-ke akukho okunye ongakwenza ngaphandle kokungazisebenzisi izinhlelo zokusebenza, zisebenzise efomini yazo yewebhu uma kungenzeka, noma umane uthenge i-iPhone entsha.

Kulokhu lapho i-Android ihlukile. Ayiqhubekeli phambili mayelana nokutholwa, futhi ngenxa yezibuyekezo ezingavamile (njengoba kushiwo, iningi labakhiqizi lihlinzeka ngezibuyekezo ezimbili kuphela kudivayisi enikeziwe). Ngaleso sizathu, abathuthukisi abadingi ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zokusebenza zesistimu yakamuva, kodwa ohlelweni olusabalele kakhulu, okunengqondo okungelona futhi okungeke kube okwakamuva. Umholi kuseyi-Android 11, engaphansi nje kwama-30% elandelwa yi-Android 12, engaphezudlwana nje kwama-20%. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Android 10 isabambelele ku-19%.

Ngakho-ke yini iphuzu lokuvuselela kangcono? Ukuthola imisebenzi emisha nemisha ohlelweni, isikhathi eside, kodwa ngokuzumayo ilahle ifoni, ngoba ayisasekelwa yi-Apple noma abathuthukisi, noma ijabulela izibuyekezo zesistimu kuphela "isikhashana" kodwa ukuqinisekiswa ukuthi konke izosebenza kahle kudivayisi yami, futhi iminyaka eminingi? 

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