# Chromium OS, Android, Apple iOS vs Lubuntu Comparison | | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 139 | 1,272 | 1,563 | 82 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (48.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (52.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (50.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Chromium OS Pros: - Lightweight Size (21 reviews) - Speed/Performance (21 reviews) Cons: - Limited Software (16 reviews) - Connectivity Issues (11 reviews) ### Android Pros: - Customization/Personalization (35 reviews) - User-Friendly (34 reviews) Cons: - Slow Updates (26 reviews) - Bloatware Issues (17 reviews) ### Apple iOS Pros: - User-Friendly (47 reviews) - Ease of Use (36 reviews) Cons: - Apple Limitations (31 reviews) - Limited Customization (30 reviews) ### Lubuntu Pros: - Lightweight Size (7 reviews) - Speed/Performance (5 reviews) Cons: - Compatibility Issues (2 reviews) - Driver Issues (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.2 (103 reviews) | 9.2 (958 reviews) | 9.2 (1153 reviews) | 8.8 (62 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (104 reviews) | 9.3 (970 reviews) | 9.4 (1168 reviews) | 8.9 (64 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (26 reviews) | 9.2 (305 reviews) | 9.3 (400 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 8.7 (153 reviews) | 8.7 (177 reviews) | 9.0 (15 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (95 reviews) | 8.5 (873 reviews) | 9.0 (1099 reviews) | 7.3 (58 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.7 (18 reviews) | 8.8 (139 reviews) | 9.0 (171 reviews) | 8.3 (14 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (100 reviews) | 9.2 (910 reviews) | 9.0 (1060 reviews) | 9.0 (60 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Chromium OS #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Android #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Apple iOS #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Lubuntu #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Operating System | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Chromium OS** | N/A | N/A | | **Android** | 8.9/10 | 126 | | **Apple iOS** | 9.2/10 | 187 | | **Lubuntu** | 8.7/10 | 12 | #### Memory Management - Operating System | Feature | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **RAM management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (99 reviews) | 9.2 (121 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | #### Device Management - Operating System | Feature | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **I/O management** | Not enough data | 9.2 (95 reviews) | 9.3 (126 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | #### Backup and Recovery - Operating System | Feature | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Data backup** | Not enough data | 9.1 (102 reviews) | 9.3 (144 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Error Detection - Operating System | Feature | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **System operations monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.4 (92 reviews) | 9.0 (115 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Unique to Chromium OS (1):** [Other Development Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-development) **Unique to Android (1):** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) **Unique to Apple iOS (1):** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) **Unique to Lubuntu (1):** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Chromium OS | Android | Apple iOS | Lubuntu | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 48.5% | 52.5% | 50.5% | 57.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 27.2% | 25.0% | 27.4% | 21.3% | | **Enterprise** | 24.3% | 22.5% | 22.1% | 21.3% | ### By Industry #### Chromium OS - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.2% - **Computer Software:** 19.7% - **Education Management:** 7.3% - **Higher Education:** 4.4% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.6% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 3.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.6% - **Accounting:** 2.2% - **Consumer Services:** 2.2% - **Financial Services:** 2.2% - **Other:** 29.9% #### Android - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.1% - **Computer Software:** 14.5% - **Higher Education:** 3.5% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.0% - **Telecommunications:** 3.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5% - **Education Management:** 2.4% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.0% - **Retail:** 1.9% - **Financial Services:** 1.8% - **Other:** 46.3% #### Apple iOS - **Information Technology and Services:** 14.2% - **Computer Software:** 11.0% - **Higher Education:** 4.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.3% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.0% - **Education Management:** 2.7% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.4% - **Accounting:** 2.2% - **Financial Services:** 2.1% - **Retail:** 2.0% - **Other:** 51.2% #### Lubuntu - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.3% - **Computer Software:** 16.0% - **Consumer Goods:** 14.7% - **Internet:** 5.3% - **Higher Education:** 5.3% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.0% - **Accounting:** 2.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.7% - **Computer Hardware:** 2.7% - **Financial Services:** 2.7% - **Other:** 22.7% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Chromium OS - [Okta](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1227 reviews) - [Termius](https://www.g2.com/products/termius/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (259 reviews) - [SAP Fiori](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-fiori/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (207 reviews) - [Progress Telerik Fiddler](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-telerik-fiddler/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (166 reviews) - [Ask Codi](https://www.g2.com/products/ask-codi/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (100 reviews) - [AWS CloudTrail](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloudtrail/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (104 reviews) - [Facebook Login](https://www.g2.com/products/facebook-login/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (85 reviews) - [.NET 4.5](https://www.g2.com/products/net-4-5/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (81 reviews) - [SmythOS](https://www.g2.com/products/smythos/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (71 reviews) - [Hookdeck](https://www.g2.com/products/hookdeck/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (71 reviews) ### Alternatives to Android - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews) - [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews) - [Windows 8](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-8/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (576 reviews) - [CentOS](https://www.g2.com/products/centos/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (426 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (975 reviews) - [Windows 11](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4280 reviews) - [BlackBerry QNX](https://www.g2.com/products/blackberry-qnx/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Fedora](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (211 reviews) - [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (346 reviews) - [Apple OS X El Capitan](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-os-x-el-capitan/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (262 reviews) ### Alternatives to Apple iOS - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (975 reviews) - [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews) - [Windows 8](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-8/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (576 reviews) - [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (346 reviews) - [CentOS](https://www.g2.com/products/centos/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (426 reviews) - [Windows 11](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4280 reviews) - [Fedora](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (211 reviews) - [Chrome OS](https://www.g2.com/products/chrome-os/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (716 reviews) - [Linux Mint](https://www.g2.com/products/linux-mint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (189 reviews) ### Alternatives to Lubuntu - [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews) - [CentOS](https://www.g2.com/products/centos/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (426 reviews) - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews) - [Debian](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (220 reviews) - [Fedora](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (211 reviews) - [Linux Mint](https://www.g2.com/products/linux-mint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (189 reviews) - [Kubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/kubuntu-devs-kubuntu/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (95 reviews) - [Raspbian](https://www.g2.com/products/raspbian/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (85 reviews) - [Xubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/xubuntu/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (74 reviews) - [Manjaro](https://www.g2.com/products/manjaro/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (60 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Chromium OS - Title: [What is the difference between Chrome OS and Chromium OS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-chrome-os-and-chromium-os) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "With Chromium you are able to make more internal adjustments " - Title: [Can I download Chromium OS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-download-chromium-os) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "YA" - Title: [Can I install Chromium OS on my laptop?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-install-chromium-os-on-my-laptop) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can, but you must back up your data before installation." - Title: [Is Chromium OS any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-chromium-os-any-good) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user." - Title: [How do I stop my mouse pad from freezing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-stop-my-mouse-pad-from-freezing) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Re flash the chromium os image to your device ( CloudReady Recommended)" ### Android - Title: [how am i able to update to the most recent version if my phone wont allow?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-am-i-able-to-update-to-the-most-recent-version-if-my-phone-wont-allow) — 5 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "If your phone is not compatible with the newest version of android then you might have to wait a little while for the new android if not then you might have..." - Title: [How can i increase some performance as stable as while gaming](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51992-how-can-i-increase-some-performance-as-stable-as-while-gaming) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Optimize you phone allow necessary storage free " - Title: [What is Android used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-android-used-for) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "For developing enterprise applications which are used to play any type of media in signage, soc." - Title: [What are more advanced features of Android and what are their benefits?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-more-advanced-features-of-android-and-what-are-their-benefits) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Androide " - Title: [Would you like to use Android or iOS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/would-you-like-to-use-android-or-ios) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Android " ### Apple iOS - Title: [What is the present version of iOS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-present-version-of-ios) — 7 comments > **Top comment:** "ios 16.5" - Title: [What is Apple iOS used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apple-ios-used-for) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "On Server and as Laptops, Desktop as an operating system" - Title: [What are the iOS 14 features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-ios-14-features) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "iOS 14 was perhaps of Apple's greatest Io updates to date, presenting Home screen configuration changes, major new elements, refreshes for existing..." - Title: [What are the iOS 13 features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-ios-13-features) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Dark mode (Most awaited), Private way to sign into apps, browse and edit photos and list goes on" - Title: [What do you mean by property in iOS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-do-you-mean-by-property-in-ios) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "i dont mean by property in iOS" ### Lubuntu - Title: [Can you program on Lubuntu?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-you-program-on-lubuntu) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes! I personally used vscode and intellij " - Title: [What is Lubuntu good for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-lubuntu-good-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Lubuntu is good if you're looking for easy to configure and lightweight linux desktop environment with not so great hardware specifications." - Title: [What is difference between Ubuntu and Lubuntu?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-difference-between-ubuntu-and-lubuntu) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Ubuntu and Lubuntu differ in their desktop environments and system requirements, with Ubuntu offering a feature-rich environment that demands more resources,..." - Title: [Can Lubuntu run all Ubuntu apps?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-lubuntu-run-all-ubuntu-apps) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "not really but they will support most of the applications as both of them are built on same base concepts." - Title: [On which place in the top list of linux distros you would put Lubuntu](https://www.g2.com/discussions/on-which-place-in-the-top-list-of-linux-distros-you-would-put-lubuntu) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "For my purposes and uses, I'd put it in maybe 6th or 7th. Since its primary goal seems to be being a lightweight version of Ubuntu, I'd say it very much..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/chromium-os-vs-android-vs-apple-ios-vs-lubuntu)