Most of us use WhatsApp and are pretty happy with
that, but lately due to the frequent outages and slowness of the App, people
are thinking otherwise. Some are also worried that their data is not secured as
the App is now under direct control of Facebook. Telegram is on the other hand
a non-profit application for messaging, which does not sell ads. We have
enumerated a few points to the table which bring out the comparison between
Telegram and WhatsApp.
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Telegram Is Secure
Telegram is safe and
secure, it keeps your messages safe from hackers. Seriously secure. The makers
of Telegram are so confident about it that they are offering good money to anyone who can
break into their MTProto Mobile protocol, the backbone of Telegram
communications.
WhatsApp on the other
hand is prone to hacks and attacks. And their security measures
are just no match for Telegram. Lately WhatsApp did introduced certain measures
for safety but still they are no match for the Telegram.
Telegram Is Fast
I’ve been using
WhatsApp for more than a 1 year now but lately it has been getting slow. A
notification will be delayed by a couple of minutes, that funny video shared in
the hilarious group will time out – little things like that. Granted, I got
into Telegram not much long ago but so far it has never let me down, speed
wise.
Telegram Let’s You
Talk In Secret
This is not the
whisper in my ears kind of a thing. Telegram allows you to send end to end
encrypted messages with self-destruct options. Just go to Contacts -> New
Secret Chat, select your contact and start talking.
Telegram Will Never
Show You Ads
Telegram is a not for
profit organization and right now it runs on founder’s money. And if it ever
does run out of money, Telegram will ask for donations instead of charging for
the app or showing you ads. WhatsApp has a similar no ads policy right now but
we never know what Facebook might do.
Your Data Is YOUR Data
Again, Telegram is
heavily encrypted and secure. And as of right now, no one is saving your data
and using it to sell you better ads. Which is what Facebook might do with
WhatsApp if it wants to make any of the 19 Billion Dollar investment back.
Desktop Apps!
Yes, this feature
deserves an exclamation mark. Unlike WhatsApp which has a closed system,
Telegram has an open API. Which means that there are lot of interesting chat clients for the application. It also means that you can finally use an IM client that’s
just as fast on the desktop as it is on your phone.
WhatsApp Vs Telegram
One place WhatsApp
does have an upper hand is voice. WhatsApp allows you to send voice messages
which Telegram does not. And WhatsApp founders have stated that they will be
adding voice calling functionality to the app in coming months. Ultimately, a
messaging app is only as strong as the number of friends who are on it. And
right now, Telegram does not hold a candle to WhatsApp. It’s not even close.
Which messaging app do
you use and why? Let us know in the comments below.
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