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Emojis Are Not Made The Same

Not all devices are alike.

Apple, Android, and Windows, to name a few, are very different operating systems and that key difference also makes for very different variations of emojis.
The most popularized Unicode Consortium, or the body that selects which emojis will make their public debut, is the Apple version. They are used in marketing campaigns, commercials, apps, texting, food delivery, etc. However operating systems like iOS, Android, Windows, Blackberry, Samsung, LG, etc. don't always have the same variations of emojis that the general public is accustomed to. This leads to an ultimate dilemma, emojis are basically a language all their own and somehow they are getting lost in digital translation.
Thanks to Yahoo tech, a comprised list of varied emojis from device to device:

1. Woman With Bunny Ears

You may recognize this emoji normally as the Bunny twins, tap-dancing girls, showgirls, or any of the other various nicknames. However when you transfer over to Android, you'll be in a surprise that the emoji becomes a yellow gumdrop looking face with a brown wig and bunny ears. The dynamic duo is no longer, which probably leads to some confusion at Halloween for Android users who are curious as to when there was an emoji of two Woman With Bunny Ears.

2. Colored Hearts

This one is all about design. Apple keeps the hearts very uniform, vibrantly colored, and as basic as can be. For Android, the emojis hold a lot more meaning while also being somewhat cheesy. There is practically no color variation and I don't even know what to think about the fuzzy heart. Emojis are supposed to be playful and I think Android really missed the boat on this one.

3. Watch

Obviously iOS looks classier but I am definitely a bigger fan of Android for some reason. I think sometimes less is more and I think it translates well in this instance. After all, a watch is a universal symbol so it's really hard to mess that up between devices. If anything, the emojis from device to device just show a different kind of watch that is solely exclusive to it's own device which seems cool in this example.

4. Eggplant

You know exactly what this means if it's sent in iMessage. And you know exactly how hilarious this emoji can be because let's be honest, there is really no everyday use for an eggplant so you might as well spice it up a bit if you know what I'm aiming at. Now as for Android, it's a poor example of an eggplant to begin with but there is no way that it'd ever be used for alternative purposes within messaging. Just no way.

5. Slice of Pizza

Okay Android wins on this one. The iOS version looks like a horribly designed emoji that is trying way too hard to be life-like. I appreciate the pic-art look of Android's emoji in this comparison. However, Dominos Pizza is using the iOS emoji in their brand as you can order a pizza now just sending that emoji. After all, that's pretty clever but the pizza emoji could get a generic facelift.

6. Rowboat

This is a BIG difference. iOS looks certainly more appropriate and attractive on an interface. The Android immediately signals a date instance which could be totally misconstrued. Also Android needs to keep up with the times as emojis no longer have one option -- with LGBT and racial skin tones being introduced, their emojis need to be updated. Emojis are great because they include everyone and the rowboat needs the same.

7. Glowing Heart

Either way, they both accurately depict what you're trying to show. Personally I like the iOS version more however the Android heart isn't horrible. A heart is a heart no matter how you dress it up. Good work to both.

8. Pistol/Gun

Windows is the only operating system that doesn't include a gun that looks like iOS. Instead they've opted for a less serious space gun that could easily be more appropriate for Star Trek than anything else. With weapon emojis being taken more and more serious in the media, Windows will have to figure out how to not cause any trouble for its users who may be using their version of the gun emoji playfully while it will be translated into a more serious message.

9. Love Hotel

Well to be honest, I've thought the 'H' on iOS stood for hospital and the heart symboled health. Apparently that's the exact opposite of what it meant. Windows does a much better job at representing this but they are both confusing. It wouldn't have killed them to spell out "hotel" on the building, you know.

10. Mobile Phone

We get it, you love your own phone.

11. Donut

Hmmm these are all very stereotypical of the interface they appear on. To be honest, Windows looks the least like a donut and I personally am not a fan. Android does a pretty good job and iOS is the most life like. I guess this one boils down to pure preference but it should be understood between each device fairly easily. I guess Windows doesn't like chocolate frosting.

12. Alien Monster

Well these have very different connotations from the get-go. For iOS, most believe this emoji is a representation of an arcade game that you use with a joystick. For Android, however, it's actually alien monster that looks like an evil version of Pearl from Finding Nemo creepily ready to say "Awww you guys made me ink muhahahahahha!". We have an alien emoji already in iOS, why do we need this one?

13. Tennis

Either way, they fit the bill and do a nice job at symbolizing. 10 for 10 on both.
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oh and for lgbt and race 👬👭👮👲👳 this is what android has not much but still there
I have an android and mine don't look like that 🎾⛵🍆📱👯❤💙💚💛💜💓💔💕💖💗💘💝💞💟👽👾🍕🍩⌚
Wow. I wonder which Android phones have these emojis, because mine doesn't have any of the Android ones. The ones on my phone are different from the IOS ones, but more similar to them, compared to these odd Android ones. That heart with hairs on it, though... that's one I have never seen, and am glad my phone doesn't have! Lol. I suppose it also depends on where you're using them, too. When sending emojis that I make with punctuation through texts, they turn into little Android guys. But in something like Facebook, they look like smilies. There's a wiki page, I believe, that shows the difference between Apple, Andoid, Samsung, and Windows phone's emojis, and gives full explanations on each one.
Androids look like a 6 year old drew them....iOS is definitely more detailed as for facial features, and colors.😝😏❤️
What is that heart with the hairs on it even?? gross
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