Android to grow faster than iPhone in 2009?

The number of phones shipped using Google’s Android platform is set to grow much faster than the iPhone this year, estimates from Strategy Analytics maintain today. Devices like the T-Mobile G1 have just a small fraction of shipments today but are expected to grow 900 percent in 2009 as multiple extra smartphones launch and more carriers come onboard. Apple’s device will reportedly grow second-quickest but at a much smaller 79 percent growth rate to 23.8 million iPhones per year, potentially leading to a shift in favor of Android in the near future.

“Android is now in a good position to become a top-tier player in smartphones over the next two to three years,” Strategy Analytics director Neil Mawston says.

The past month has seen the expansion of Android devices, including the formal launch of the HTC Magic as well as the first official word of the Samsung i7500. Google’s mobile OS is also no longer a near-exclusive for T-Mobile and is now available on Vodafone in Europe, with a Canadian release coming in less than a month. Motorola and Sony Ericsson are likewise poised to add Android phones of their own in coming months.

The research firm adds that the low cost of licensing Android and its partly open-source foundations will help give the software a better footprint as it allows for lower-priced devices and for both manufacturers and carriers to write their own interface elements. The change has let China Mobile produce its own operating system with specific requirements.

Apple has a large lead but has been helped by shipping phones since 2007. It has also been hindered by a relatively high minimum price and by a repeated refusal to allow outside control of the operating system, which has led to a stalled China deal as China Mobile continues to pressure Apple for involvement in app sales.

 

Now Sony Ericcson Coming Up With Android Phone.

Rachael , Sony’s Android phone will be announced later this month according to Danish Mobil magazine

This model is considered to be a part of Sony’s XPERIA Series.

Some Specifications :

Qualcomm Snapdragon platform (QSD8250)
phone processor speeds of up to 1GHz and
7.2Mbit per second HSPA downlink speeds.
8.1-megapixel camera
run on the upcoming 2.0 version of Google Android operating system

It is not clear whether this phone will be capable of handling flash.

 

No question: We’re in the midst of the busiest–and most exciting–time for smartphones right now. App stores are launching left and right, operating systems are being updated, and a plethora of intriguing phones are debuting. It is a bit overwhelming, so here is a recap of everything that happened this week and a preview of what’s to come. Let the smartphone madness begin!

Nokia’s Ovi Store launched on May 26 with a lot of unfortunate glitches. Users were confronted with slow response times, disappearing applications, and duplicate listings. The Ovi Store shows a lot of potential, though,so I hope these problems are worked out soon.

On Wednesday, May 27, Google announced the availability of the Android 1.5 OS update (codenamed “Cupcake”) for T-Mobile G1 users at their Google I/O developer conference. The biggest surprise of the conference, however, was the goody handed out to attendees: An HTC Magic phone running Android 1.5 (otherwise dubbed the “Google Ion”). This slick smartphone is already available from Vodaphone overseas, and will be available soon on T-Mobile. Overall first impressions of the HTC Magic’s hardware have been mostly positive, though our reviewer sorely missed the physical keyboard found on the T-Mobile G1 (also by HTC). Android 1.5 is a pleasing improvement, however. Google also demo’d Android 2.0 (with the delicious code name “Donut”), which will bring universal search, text-to-speech, and handwriting gesture capabilities to the OS.

BlackBerry Storm owners can look forward to an OS update of their own, coming this weekend. The update will be available on www.blackberry.com/update at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 31. It will also be available through an over-the-air download from Verizon at 10 p.m. ET. Verizon says that the update will improve the Storm’s overall user experience.

On June 6, the long-awaited Palm Pre will launch on the Sprint Network. You’ve probably heard a lot about the Pre and the webOS by now, but Palm unveiled a few other webOS surprises this week at the D: All Things Digital conference. Palm’s media sync, as it’s called, can synchronize with iTunes to transfer DRM-free music, photos, and videos to your Pre. You can also do USB file transfers and Wi-Fi downloads from the Amazon MP3 store with media sync.

Palm also announced the addition of Twitter search to the universal search capability. The universal search feature is pretty nifty: You start typing something, and webOS offers matches from your contacts or applications and then gives you the option to view search results from Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia, and now, Twitter. PC World will have a full review, a video, and a slide show of the Pre next Thursday, June 4.

A few other phones will also debut next week. The slick-looking HTC Touch Pro 2, running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, will be available unlocked through some third-party Web sites and will come to US carriers later this year. Look for a full review of an unlocked Touch Pro 2 early next week. Sony Ericsson also announced some enticing new additions to their PlayNow line-up, which we’ll preview next week as well.

And just when you thought the madness had peaked, Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference starts June 8, where the company may announce the third-generation iPhone hardware. Rumors of an OLED display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, a built-in FM transmitter, and 150 percent more battery life have surfaced across the blogosphere. I also expect more details about the iPhone 3.0 OS to emerge at WWDC.

New BlackBerrys are also rumored to be hitting stores soon, and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 is scheduled for release this summer as well. There’s no denying that it is going to be one crazy summer for smartphones.

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Monday, May 11, 2009 9:36 AM
The number of phones shipped using Google’s Android platform is set to grow much faster than the iPhone this year, estimates from Strategy Analytics maintain today.  Devices like the T-Mobile G1 have just a small fraction of shipments today but are expected to grow 900 percent in 2009; iPhones will grow only by 79 percent.
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Monday, May 11, 2009 10:18 AM
An in-depth look at the latest Android phone to give you the run-down on what you can expect from Samsung’s first effort at a Google phone, the Samsung i7500.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:10 PM
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Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:47 PM
The image above shows a netbook Asus EEEPC 1000H running on Google’s mobile operating system Android. Huh? You thought Android was for mobile phones, right? Well, as we’ve written before, Google is planning to use Android for any device — not just the mobile phones.
Google Brings Product Search to iPhone, Android
Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:53 PM
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New & Improved Gmail, Google Calendar for iPhone and Android
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:42 PM
Google has just pushed out a new Gmail engine for iPhone and Android users, adding features like (some) offline access, a “floaty bar” for archive, delete, and more, and quicker access to search and tasks.
Android Versus iPhone 3.0: The Showdown
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:03 PM
You already know what you get in iPhone 2.0, you’ve heard about what you get in iPhone 3.0. Let’s see how those features stack up against Android’s current release and its upcoming update (called “Cupcake”) feature by feature.
The 10 Best Android Apps of 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008 2:12 PM
Following only two months behind iPhone 2.0 (but at a significant installed-base disadvantage), Android still has a long way to go. But there is definitely some early potential. Here’s the favorite apps of the year.
Android G1 Phone is an Enticing Platform for App Developers
Friday, January 02, 2009 8:24 AM
The free and open source software community has been waiting for the G1 cell phone since it was first announced in July. Source code for Google’s Android mobile platform has been available, but the G1 marks its commercial debut. It’s clearly a good device, but is it what Linux boosters and FOSS advocates have long been anticipating?

 

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