visualbuffs Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 While Apple launched the first version of iOS in 2007 with the first iPhone, Google made a play over a year later to challenge Apple for the smartphone market. Five years ago today, Google, along with other companies such as T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and more, officially revealed that development had begun on the Android OS. Even though Android was officially announced five years ago today, it would still be another year or so before the first Android-based smartphone, the T-Mobile G1, went on sale. Today is officially Android's 5th birthday, and the world has seen the OS become a huge force in the smartphone industry. Many hardware makers now create Android devices, which has gone through four major versions and several minor updates. A few days ago, a report claimed that three out of every four smartphone shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2012 had a version of Android inside. While Android has been highly successful on smartphones, the OS has not been as successful on tablet devices out of the gate. However, that may be changing. As we reported earlier today, the market share for Apple's iPad has gone down even as Android tablets from companies such as Samsung and Amazon have seen gains. Via: Crave UK | Image via Google Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hottwire Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Happy birthday Android (just waiting for my Galaxy SII to get jelly bean) now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtortiOn Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Happy birthday Android (just waiting for my Galaxy SII to get jelly bean) now...... just get the nexus 4 like i am, win win :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 6, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 6, 2012 Moved to Mobile News. Uploaded the image to Imgur. And added a source link.Still on ICS, unlikely to get Jelly Bean. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 No comment , just a nice technology :) :troll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 6, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 6, 2012 Android turns 5 today, hits 75 percent of the smartphone market Given Android's ubiquity today, it's almost hard to believe that it has only been around a few years. Sure enough, though, it was exactly five years ago Monday that the newly formed Open Handset Alliance announced the Linux-based mobile platform, and it's been nothing short of a wild ride ever since. "This partnership will help unleash the potential of mobile technology for billions of users around the world," said Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt at the time. "Our vision is that the powerful platform we're unveiling will power thousands of different phone models." 136 million devices in Q3 Indeed, fast forward to today, and Android continues to blow away expectations. To wit: Android was found on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter of this year, according to market research firm IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. (PCWorld/TechHive and IDC are both owned by International Data Group.) Android accounted for three-quarters of the smartphones shipped worldwide in the third quarter, IDC says Specifically, of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2012, 136 million units, or 75 percent, were Android devices, IDC reported on Thursday. 'One of the primary growth engines' Whereas the overall market's year-over-year growth rate is 46.4 percent, Android's is nearly double that, at a full 91.5 percent, IDC said. "Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone market since it was launched in 2008," said Ramon Llamas, research manager for mobile phones at IDC, referring to the debut of the first Android phone that year. "In every year since then, Android has effectively outpaced the market and taken market share from the competition,” Llamas added. “In addition, the combination of smartphone vendors, mobile operators, and end-users who have embraced Android has driven shipment volumes higher." A distant second While Apple's iOS was the only other mobile operating system to amass double-digit market share for the quarter, it still held a distant second place, IDC said, as shown in the chart above. Microsoft's Windows Phone, meanwhile, marked its second anniversary with a total of just 3.6 million units shipped worldwide. Android 4.2 “Jelly Bean,” which was announced late last month, recently debuted on the new Nexus 4 phone as well as the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. :view: View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy57 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 S3 with Jelly Bean :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_nwardy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'm stuck with Gingerbread for the moment .. I guess it's faster than ICS on my phone. But I love Android overall. Happy birth day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 5 years...I feel old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplebeanZ Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Android is toss :( I have my S3 going on eBay very soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouchysmurf Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 5 years... I feel old. Rofl..you feel old? I had one of these... Move over Grandpa, I got to sit these old bones down :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 9, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 9, 2012 5 years... I feel old. Rofl..you feel old? I had one of these... Move over Grandpa, I got to sit these old bones down :P And YOU feel old? I've used one of these. :P Seriously, we had that type of phone (very very old model). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Android is toss :( I have my S3 going on eBay very soon! I'm curious to know the reason...I own an iOS & Windows 8 phone but I cannot live without Android <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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