iPhones fail much more often than Android devices, according to study

Turns out iPhones' reliability is more a myth than reality these days – just take a look at the iPhone 6s' widespread battery problems and see for yourself. But it's far from the only problem plaguing iPhone users, at least according to device diagnostics firm Blancco: in a recent report, it claimed users of Apple's mobile devices experience a failure rate of 62 percent, which is a staggering difference when compared with Android's 47 percent.

The data was collected in the last quarter of 2016, though the firm notes iPhones' failure rates have been steadily increasing, ...