When choosing your email service, it can be difficult to find a platform that meets all your requirements. That’s why it’s important to look at the gmail vs yahoo mail comparisons.
yahoo mail and gmail have their similarities (both are free to begin with), but they also differ in a few key ways. By comparing them directly, you’ll benefit from a better understanding of their pros and cons so you can make a more informed decision. add_this_text
design and usability
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gmail’s interface is easy to use with a fairly simple design.
Confusingly, folders are called “labels” in gmail, even though they are apparently the same thing. you’ll find all the usual tags (drafts, sent, inbox) in the left menu, and you can scroll to find more, including ones you’ve created yourself.
The large compose button sits above your folders, but the default compose window is frustratingly small.
Underneath the tags is the easy-to-use Google Hangouts Dashboard. the chat icon can be found at the bottom left of the screen, but it’s so small that it could easily be missed.
gmail allows you to organize your inbox into tabs (eg main, social, promotions) and you can also choose whether to group your emails into conversations. a relatively new feature allows you to view attachments without opening the email, which really saves time.
One disadvantage of gmail is that the address book is not easily accessible, as it is stored in a separate application. “google contacts” is located in the applications menu (the 9 dots) in the upper right corner of the gmail interface.
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yahoo mail also offers a clean and easy to use design. Folders are accessed in the menu on the left, with a compose button located directly above them. when you click “compose”, a blank email appears on the main screen instead of a new window.
In the right panel, you can hover over icons to locate your calendar, contacts, messenger, and notepad.
Folders in yahoo mail aren’t as flexible as gmail labels, although you can create a hierarchy of folders and over 200 filters are available to automatically sort your incoming mail.
storage and shipping limits
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gmail users receive 15gb of free storage capacity, which should be enough for most users.
On premium plans, you can pay for additional storage. $2 per month will get you 100 gb, and for $300 per month you will get 30 tbs.
outgoing emails are limited to 50mb, although google drive is an option for files over this amount.
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yahoo mail offers its users 1 TB of free storage. it’s unlikely you’ll need more, but yahoo doesn’t provide any additional storage options, even if you do.
25mb is the maximum size for outgoing email, although you can attach up to 100mb with the large file feature.
mobile application
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The Gmail app is available for iOS and is included by default on all Android smartphones.
To access your folders in the gmail app, swipe from left to right. there, you’ll see your inbox divided into categories (main, social, and promotions by default) and your folders/labels listed below.
The interface is intuitive, with an obvious icon to indicate how to compose a new message, for example.
The search bar appears top and center, allowing you to easily navigate through your emails, and you have the option to receive push notifications to alert you to incoming mail.
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The yahoo mail app is almost identical to the gmail app, with folders that appear on a right swipe.
Although almost every aspect of the user experience is the same as the gmail app (aside from intrusive advertising), yahoo mail gives you more options to customize your background theme. You can also delete messages from your push notification, a feature not yet available to gmail app users.
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ads
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While gmail allows sponsored advertising, it is relatively unobtrusive. if you’ve organized your inbox into tabs, you won’t see any ads. if you haven’t, you’ll see just two small text-only ads immediately below and above the email panelist.
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yahoo mail ads are one of the main drawbacks of the tool. The first thing you notice when you log into your emails is the big vertical banner on the right side of your screen. on the left side under your folders are even more sponsored ads.
and it doesn’t stop there. The most intrusive of advertising are the annoying ads that look like unopened emails. That said, you can subscribe to a premium plan for an ad-free experience.
virus and spam handling
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gmail’s virus and malware check is thorough and eliminates almost all risk of your computer becoming infected. Google constantly updates its malware software, so you can be sure you’re getting the most up-to-date virus scans.
gmail is also well suited to spam and scans all incoming mail for unusual patterns. As a result, it has a pretty good success rate at sending spam emails straight to your spam folder.
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Yahoo Mail’s main selling point is its award-winning virus protection and spam classification.
Not only is your email protected with two-step authentication when you log in, but the virus detection algorithm blocks any remote images or other harmful content by default. All connections to yahoo mail via web, apps, imap, pop or smtp use encryption by default.
The great thing about yahoo mail is that it gives you the option to create disposable email addresses that are tied to your account so you can receive emails in your inbox from sites you may not trust without giving out your address. primary email address.
integration with an instant messaging (im) service
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gmail beats yahoo when it comes to built-in integration with instant messaging services.
You can quickly send instant messages to your online contacts with the “hangout” option available in gmail. you’ll find it in the left sidebar of your inbox.
The great thing about instant messaging with gmail is that you can do email-related work and chat with people at the same time on the same screen, without ever leaving your inbox!
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Although yahoo mail also offers instant messaging, it is not as easy to access or as useful as gmail.
This is because yahoo mail is a separate service from yahoo instant messaging. As a result, every time you want to chat with someone on Yahoo Mail, you’ll have to open a separate chat bar to connect. this can get really intrusive and annoying at times.
supported languages
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Supporting over 75 languages, gmail beats yahoo in this category too.
You can simply switch between hundreds of virtual keyboards and transliterations that gmail offers.
You can also use input method editors (imes) to convert your keystrokes into characters from different languages. so, for example, you can type in Chinese or Japanese with your English keyboard using an ime.
To switch to another language in gmail, simply go to “input tools” in the language section in settings. then select the language you want, and voila!
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Although Yahoo doesn’t support as many languages as Gmail, multilinguals should have no problem using the platform. this is because it still supports 27 languages, including all the major languages and some of the less widely spoken ones.
you can choose a different language on yahoo by going to account info > preferences and selecting the desired language from the dropdown list.
in summary
When choosing your email service provider, you can’t go wrong with gmail or yahoo.
each has its advantages: gmail has the power of google behind it and offers a rich variety of features; yahoo offers staggeringly large storage and top-notch antivirus protection.
but at the same time, none of them are perfect: gmail has some annoying oversights like the small compose window, the monotonous interface, and the inability to recover deleted emails after 30 days. meanwhile, yahoo is riddled with ads and lacks a smart folder feature.
If email extensions are an important ranking factor for you, gmail is the clear winner. Gmail extensions like Right Inbox allow you to schedule emails to send later, send follow-up emails, and track emails directly from your Gmail account.
Consider what advantages are most useful to you and what disadvantages you’re willing to live with in your next email service.