Android dev time vs iPhone dev time

Question

IF someone has to develop the same application for Android and iPhone, is it more difficult to develop in one platform than on the other? Does it take more time?

Lets think about the average app. Lists, text , buttons, fetch information from the internet.

Person has same experience on both platforms.

Thanks

Answer 1

I think this depends a lot on what you're already familiar with. If you're real sharp with Objective-C, Cocoa, and Mac development in general, you'll probably be able to construct an application very quickly. On the other hand, if you've done lots of Java development, Android will be fast. Both platforms have advantages and disadvantages in terms of development time.

Answer 2

I would say iPhone development is faster from the get go, since XCode IDE offers easier environment for development than Eclipse, with the time faster is what you are more familiar with.