Contributed by Snehapriya V
Social media has become an integral part of almost everybody’s lives. Mana parents kuda mana nunchi class teeskuntaru, literal sense lo, ante technology ki & mana generation loki adapt avadaniki anamata. Facebook nunchi WhatsApp varku, manam social media lekunda undalekapotunam. Eerojullo “Arey, nenu dentlonu lenu” anedi oka bottu lantidi aipoyindi. Oka heartbreaking poetry nunchi, heart-melting dessert varku, anni share cheskovadam oka Sarada kanna pedda necessity aipoyindi.
So, talking about the above, Snapchat & Instagram mana jeevithallo oka pedda bhagam aipoyindi, ante anni genres share cheskovachu kada ani.
Kaani, ee renditlo konni differences unnayi. Avvi chuddam ento. Edhi best oh decide chedham.
1. Feed + Stories
Ee feature only Instagram ki ankitam, photos kuda share cheyachu & stories kuda. Snapchat lo only stories. Snap lo Feed feature vastundo raadu oka pedda question mark eh.
Score: Instagram 1 Snapchat 0
2. Continuous Stories
Snapchat lo oka dimmatirige feature undi. Adi enti ante, manam continuous ga, flow pogotkokunda, story videos record cheyochu, ante oka 60 seconds varku . Instagram lo oka story video upload cheyokapote adi discard aipovachu. So, aa ‘perfect moment’ capture cheyadaniki, Snap is better anamata.
Score: Instagram 1 Snapchat 1
3. Highlighting the Stories
Insta lo oka kota update vachindi recent ga ‘Stories Archive’ & ‘Highlight’ ani, ofcourse in stories only. Basically, manam malli aa moment ni jeevinchachu ani Kevin gaaru and vala team cheptunaru anamata. Adi mana profile lo save avtay and manam daniki namakaram cheyochu. Snap lo asalu profile eh ledu kabatti, ee feature ledu.
Score: Instagram 2 Snapchat 1
4. Bitmoji Support
For starters, Bitmoji is basically an avatar based sticker collection, which can be made to look like the user. Konni lakshallo stickers and moods untay select cheskodaniki mana story ki taggattu. Kaani, ee app verega download cheyasinde. Snapchat lo ee app incorporate cheskuni, mana stories inka colourful ga cheyochu. Instagram lo inka Bitmoji support raledu, kaani Insta vi stickers and moods kuda bauntay
Score: Instagram 2 Snapchat 2
5. Search & Follow Hashtags:
Clearly, Instagram takes over this feature. Manam pages and people ni follow avadamme kaka, Hashtags ni kuda follow avvochu roi! Food, travel nunchi memes varku edaina. Oka hashtag follow avtunam ankondi, for eg. ‘#food’, daani pertaining stories kuda kanpistay, ante people who have included that hashtag in their stories. Variety ga undi idi. But, Insta-only mutyam.
Score: Instagram 3 Snapchat 2
6. Geolocation Filters
Snapchat trademark ee aanimutyam. Location filters manam unna place ni batti vastay. Daani animations and emblems enta bauntayooo. Insta lo kuda ee feature unte baunnu. Kaani Location ni tag cheyochu, but without any attractive animations. Kevin mama, vintunara???
Score: Instagram 3 Snapchat 3
7. Instagram-only Features
Boomerang & Superzoom are traits of Instagram only, and they have incorporated these into the Stories as well. Boomerang visirte venakki vastundi kada, same concept ikada kuda. Looping videos shoot cheyochu deentlo. Superzoom lo funny sounds and audios kuda untay. Snap lo ee features gurinchi chepala bro?
Score: Instagram 4 Snapchat 3
8. Disappear objects from Stories
Mee view lo oka object madhyalo vastonda? Daani valla meeku mandutonda? Aithe vadandi ‘Disappear Objects’ feature Snapchat lo. Idi chala handy ga vastundi. A object ee photo lo voddo, daani surrounding oka brush toh highlight cheste, huskaki! Koncham R&D cheste, this feature can be awesome!
Score: Instagram 4 Snapchat 4
9. Live Streaming
Yes, Instagram can stream Live, just like Facebook (since, it’s owned by Facebook anyway: P). Social influencers, celebrities and Pages ki ee feature chala valuable tool. Ante audience ki connect avvachu kada, eh time lo aina. Iddaru kuda Live loki ravochu, request pampi. Plus, manam kukkalam, leda pillulu kuda avvachu Live lo :P Snapchat, where you at??
Score: Instagram 5 Snapchat 4
10. Face Swap
The Art of Face Swapping got popular only and only with Snapchat, there’s no denial about that. Obviously, deeni valla chala controversies ainayi, kaani mana friend moham ni manato swap cheskunte, aa kick eh verabba!!
Score: Instagram 5 Snapchat 5
11. Explore Page
Just as the name suggests, evaraina pictures kaani videos kaani ‘Explore’ cheyochu, from thousands of genres and never-ending scrolling of the page. Snapchat lo ‘Discover’ ani oka section undankondi, adi only celebrities, matches and Snapchat Team ke ankitam anamata. So deeni valla, manam vere users toh connect avvalemu.
Score: Instagram 6 Snapchat 5
12. Screenshot Stories
Evardaina profile public undi ankondi, valla profile stalk avvadam chances are obviously very high. Manam stories upload cheste, adi evaraina screenshot teeskunte manaki notification vastundi. Adi Snapchat mahityam. Insta lo kuda ee feature ravali ani talks jargutunayi, kaani nothing is certain yet.
Score: Instagram 6 Snapchat 6
Babulu papalu, gadaanamata matteru.
So, what’s your pick?
