La Security is one of the key factors when evaluating an operating system. However, it is not the first time that we have warned that the fact that there are more attacks or threats in the Android world does not mean that the terminals are really less secure or that the open system that characterizes this OS harms it. In reality, in most cases, hackers create more viruses for Android because they are much more profitable to have most of the global pie in the world of mobile devices.
However, that does not mean that we do not wonder about the security of our Android terminals. In fact, although following some guidelines to avoid infections may be the best guide to avoid hackers' tricks, today we find an interesting analysis that promises to make a comparison with current data on which Android terminals are the safest. If you are one of those who are still calculating to change mobile, and you are concerned about the issue of security, you may be interested in knowing the results of the investigation.
The most and least secure Android terminals
Before proceeding to the conclusions, it is worth mentioning some of the key data of the study that we are talking about today and whose results you can see summarized in the screenshot with which we open this article. The research was carried out on 20000 Android mobile devices and published as an analysis by the University of Cambridge. In charge of him have been Daniel Thomas, Alastair Beresford and Andrew Rice. And what was concluded in this study? The first and most striking of the conclusions was the fact that 87% of the phones on the market (at least those that entered their sample) were vulnerable to at least one of the eleven bugs analyzed. That implies a fairly high risk. Although in reality this data had already been shown in previous analyzes and, in part, is explained by the Android model and its current distribution.
But, perhaps the most interesting conclusions are those that show data by terminals. When comparing several of the models of the most representative brands, quite striking numbers have been obtained and that affect the general safety offered by some and other manufacturers. In this section, Nexus appears as the king by positioning itself as the most secure firm. Its score of 5,2 out of 10, even if it is for a pass, is well above the rest of the competitors and, therefore, all of us who have one of the pure Google phones can not only boast of being among the first in receiving Android updates, but also an extra in security.
El The list continues with LG with 4 points, Motorola with 3.1 and Samsung with 2.7. It is striking that precisely the two that occupy the second and third position in this ranking of the safest terminals are precisely firms that work hand in hand with Google and its Nexus phones. At the moment, the study does not show any information about Huawei. The worst result of the investigation is obtained by the Walton firm, even despite tying the number with Symphony. Both are little known in the Spanish market so it is normal if they do not sound familiar to you.
Finally, the study concludes that it would not be difficult to solve Android security, or at least improve it. It would be enough for manufacturers to update their specific systems more often.