Difference Between the Beans (Jelly Bean 4.3 vs Jelly Bean 4.2)

The Beans (Jelly Bean 4.3 vs Jelly Bean 4.2)

This is going to be a brief comparison of the Jelly Bean 4.2, which was released in the year 2012 and the newer version of Jelly Bean 4.3, which was released in the year 2013. Both have more similarities but with some differences which will be discussed in the discussion.

The Jelly Bean 4.2 was a next gen android OS which introduced many new features which made the gadget a cool gadget and also comes up with a variable lock screen and with a face unlock facility which added more security, while the Jelly Bean 4.3 comes up with more additional features with new pattern locks.

The Jelly Bean 4.3 comes up with more user attractable features like group play and automatic phone lock when the user closes his eyes. It also has a visual appeal, which is the best in the android market, with live wallpapers which are not default in the Jelly Bean 4.2.

The touch latency was more improved in the Jelly Bean 4.2, which removed the small lag in response compared to other versions, but the Jelly Bean 4.3 comes up with the feather touch which is high-sensitive touch.

The graphics used in the Jelly Bean 4.2 allow the HDMI mirroring and multi-display support. The Jelly Bean 4.3 comes up with Open GL3.0, which enables higher graphic support with minimum lag on the high end graphics.

The camera facility also has been upgraded to a new level in the Jelly Bean 4.2, which comes up with a panoramic view and a 360-degree rotation which makes the real view on the camera, and in the Jelly Bean 4.3 the camera UI has been entirely changed to make a grand visual appeal.

The clock widget in the 4.2 is a widely reframed one with all features and allows the user to switch from analog to digital and set specific events and timers.

The keypad is very much improved in the 4.2, which enables fast typing, and in 4.3 the auto prediction in the dial pad is introduced which completes the numbers with auto prediction.

The international flavor was also introduced in 4.2 with maximum language support and it is similar to the 4.3

The Jelly Bean 4.2 allows multiple users in the tablet, which is a new one in the android market, but due to some security reasons the version 4.3 added creation of restricted users to allow users to choose what to show and what not to show to other users.

The security and performance of the CPU in the Jelly Bean 4.3 was improved from the 4.2 and Wi-Fi scanning API was also introduced in the 4.3 and the encoding technique was VP8 which was an advanced technique.

To summarize the discussion:

Jelly Bean 4.2 introduced the face login facility and 4.3 comes up with various lock screens
Jelly Bean 4.3 has cool apps like group play
Jelly Bean 4.2 comes up with fast typing while the 4.3 comes up with the feather touch screen
Jelly Bean 4.2 comes up with the panoramic view while 4.3 has changed the camera UI
Jelly Bean 4.3 comes up with auto dial complete and VP8 encoding.

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