Comparing Apple iOS 6 with Android 4.0, Windows Phone 7.5

Now that Apple has unveiled its anticipated iOS 6, we stack it up against Android 4.0 and Windows Phone 7.5.

At Apple's annual developers conference this year, Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS software, introduced a slew of new features for its latest mobile OS.

Among them are updates to the virtual personal assistant/voice command software, Siri, integration with a handful of automotive manufacturers, message replies for incoming calls, and the ability to FaceTime over a cellular network.

While it's nice to see that iOS 6 will boast 200 new features compared to the previous iteration, some have been long overdue. Integrated Facebook photo sharing and turn-by-turn navigation have been available on other mobile operating systems for some time now. Here, we take a look at the new features of iOS 6 and see whether or not these services have already existed on other platforms. To make for a cleaner comparison, we chose the latest version of all three OS'.

Feature	iOS 6	Android 4.0	Windows Phone 7.5
Launch native apps	Yes	S-Voice, third-party	Yes
Launch third-party apps	Yes	S-Voice	Yes
Automotive integration	Yes	Yes, Car Home	No
Facebook integration	Yes	Yes	Yes
Message replies for incoming calls	Yes	Varies by device	No
Native call reminders	Yes	No	No
Video calling over celullar network	Yes	Third-party apps	Third-party apps
Offline reading of webpages	Yes	Third-party apps	Third-party apps
Natively share photo streams	Yes	Galaxy S III only	No
Natively store and access tickets	Yes	No	No
Turn-by-turn naviation	Yes	Yes	Yes
3D mapping	Yes	Coming	No
Info about nearby businesses	Yes	Yes	Yes

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Drilling down the details
Sometimes, breaking down what each OS offers depends on what devices you're looking at. The Samsung Galaxy S III, which is slated to come out in the following weeks, promises a voice assistant known as S-Voice.

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