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Main » 2010 December 8 » 83 Percent Android Phones Now Run v.2.1 and Above
10:09 AM 83 Percent Android Phones Now Run v.2.1 and Above | |
 Google's Android, an open-source mobile operating system that many major manufacturers use in their phones now, gets updated at a rapid pace. By the time we got the first wave of Android 1.6 laden phones to Indian shores, Android 2.1 was already out. This made people who purchased phones like these wait for many agonizing months before they got the 2.1 update. But by that time, the next version (i.e. Android 2.2) was out long ago with the 2.3 version update on the horizon. Such is the story of the Android update cycle (and the impending delays caused by manufacturers not being able to keep up with the pace).
But today, we bring to you a cheerful story - over 80 percent of all Android phones as of December 1 run Android versions 2.1 and above. Out of the pie, a major 43.4 percent run the latest 2.2 version - which might sound surprising to us Indian folk, but then when you account the crazy number of Android phones released in the markets outside, the numbers aren't so hard to believe. Next are 39.6 percent of the Android army that run Android 2.1 which, by our rough analysis, is the most popular Android version running on phones in India as of now.  A measly 10.6 percent run Android 1.6, while an even smaller 6.3 percent run the Android 1.5. So why should you care about these OS updates? Because each version has brought some important features and improvements both on the inside and outside. For example, Android 1.6 brought support for the WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) screens, Android 2.1 got and improved browser that supported multi-touch, Android 2.2 delivered better performance and nifty features like turning your phone into a Wi-Fi router or installing apps on an SD card. Now, amongst this fanfare, there are a few rotten eggs in the basket that you need to be wary of. We're talking of Android phones in the Indian market as of now that run an Android version under 2.1. Steer clear away from these unless and until they get the deserving 2.x update:
And for all you people wanting to stay on top of the Android game, here's a list of models running the currently latest Android 2.2 in India:
Two Android tablets, namely the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the OlivePad also run Android 2.2. And the Dell Streak (or the thing we like to call as the mutated offspring of a phone and a tablet - a Phablet, if you prefer) also got updated from Android 1.6 straight to 2.2. | |
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