The overwhelming security benefit remains, provided you don't use iCloud.https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/968220559497625601 …
So why isn't a Pixel as secure as an iPhone? It has a superior camera to the Apple device, but inferior data protection, despite being designed later. Google's priorities seem crystal clear.
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Explain what you mean by inferior data protection? The Pixel and Pixel 2 both have hardware-bound key derivation and the Pixel 2 has a security chip enforcing exponentially escalating delays on failure. The hardware support is good already, the remaining work is mostly software.
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Both Android and iOS use the same default for app storage, which keeps it at rest only after a reboot until the first unlock. iOS apps can more easily opt-in to having data protected when the screen is locked, but Android does have that functionality. It's just more verbose.
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