Comparison of iOS and Android smartphones with the security symbol between them, showing differences in approaches to security.
Different approaches to security create different risks

Previously, discussions about smartphone security boiled down to a simple dichotomy: Apple’s closed ecosystem versus Google’s open architecture. The iPhone was seen as a fortress, while Android was treated as a проходной двор, where behind every free widget a trojan could be hiding. But the industry has outgrown these generalizations. Today, the line between “secure” and “flexible” has blurred, and threats have become so specific that the type of operating system is no longer a guarantee of peace of mind.