Main Difference

In the line of OS X, Apple Inc.’s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers, the OS X Mavericks is the tenth major release. OS X Mavericks is a free update that can be obtained through the Mac App Store across the world. While the OS X Yosemite is the eleventh main release of the OS X, Apple Inc.’s desktop and server operating systems which are used in Macintosh computers. As an outcome, both are the operating systems are designed and announced by Apple. The main difference between them is the operating system version.

Apple has just announced the latest version of OS X, 10.9 Mavericks, will be available as a free Mac App Store download today. The free update is available to everyone running OS X. OS X El Capitan; OS X Yosemite; OS X Mavericks; OS X Mountain Lion; Mac OS X v10.7 Lion; Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard; Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard; Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger; Mac OS X v10.3 and earlier; Mac OS X Technologies; Classic Mac OS (OS9, OS8 & System 7) Photos for Mac; QuickTime; Safari; Front Row.

What is OS X Mavericks?

As the Apple OS X Mavericks is basically an update version, hence it is able to provide you update battery life, improvements in Finder, a lot of stepping ups designs particularly for power users. The iCloud integration is given on continues basis in the OS X Mavericks. In addition to these upgrading, it provides you the facility of bringing more of Apple’s iOS apps to your OS X. The OS X Mavericks was the first edition in the series of OS X releases that are named for places in Apple’s home state since it is named for the surfing location in California.

What is OS X Yosemite?

The name of this operating system is based on the name of a national park. It is the second edition of the OS X series. The OS X Yosemite was the late 2014 major update developed by Apple for their Mac operating systems. When you check the OS X Yosemite in detail, you will come to know that it is well equipped with the refurbished look which is pleasing to the eye. This edition of OS X caters you some magnificent new features including the iCloud Drive, Continuity and much more. You are able to obtain the OS X Yosemite free of charge from the Mac App Store.

Key Differences

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1. In order to obtain each feature of the OS X Mavericks, you need to have any Mac based device that is able to run OS X Mountain Lion consisting of 2 GB of RAM along with 8 GB of available storage. Your Mac device should have Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth 4.0) in addition to the minimum requirements of the OS X Mavericks for the sake of obtaining full advantages such as Handoff feature while using OS X Yosemite.
2. In the term of processing speed, graphical processing, real-world gaming performance and others, the OS X Yosemite is slower as compare to its previous version particularly if your machine has low level hardware.
3. You will find more transparency in OS X Yosemite than in OS X Mavericks.
4. The AirDrop in Mavericks gives you the permission of sharing the files between proximate Macs straight from the Finder. This feature is useful in the situation when you work in the environment full of Mac Pros. While using Yosemite AirDrop, you will become capable of transferring the desired files between the iOS 8 and OS X 10.10.

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