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NelsonMinarlast Tuesday at 7:14 PM1 replyview on HN

On Android vs iOS, it's worth noting Android apps are smaller than iOS apps. The details are complicated but this report says after installation Android apps take up about half the space as iOS. https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/app-storage-usage-rese...

One specific complication: Apple's store reports install size, Google Play reports compressed download size. https://www.emergetools.com/blog/posts/are-android-apps-real...


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landr0idlast Tuesday at 7:25 PM

Android also allows developers to split up their APK so features can be delivered on-demand: https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/feature-deliver...

AFAIK iOS does not offer anything similar.