| FaRmLaNd said: How many phones and companies use the Android OS? |
About 27 phones between 3 major companies by the end of March (Samsung, HTC, Motorola) and a few minor ones...Plus tablets and other products running Android.
Every American network has an Android phone....With a 250 million subscriber base between 'em.
- Verizon - Droid Incredible, Droid Eris, Droid, Devour
- T-Mobile - G1, MyTouch (and MyTouch Slide), Cliq, CliqXT, Nexus One
- Sprint - Evo, Hero
- AT&T - Backflip
Those are just off the top of my head, FYI. I believe some of the minor companies are starting to get the low-hanging Android fruit.
As others have said, Apple's decision to align with the crappy AT&T network in the US sealed the deal for Android in the US. You just can't compete on one network with a 70-80 million subscriber base vs. Verizon which has more by itself, and T-Mo + Sprint having an equal base to Verizon as well....Thats about 160m between all non-AT&T US companies PLUS the Backflip on AT&T. However, the Backflip is about the worst Android phone out there....And that is coming from a guy who uses a MyTouch and brother has an ancient (by Android standards) G1.
Jeez. Its wierd thinking that the G1 is so crappy compared to the new stuff like the Incredible and Evo.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
