By year's end, there will be at least 18 phones on the market worldwide based on the Android operating system, Google disclosed today at the company's I/O conference.According to The New York Times, Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google, said the number could be as high as 20.
Rubin declined to confirm which manufacturers will the phones and for which wireless carriers. Currently there are two Android phones available, T-Mobile's G1 and HTC's "Magic".
If the devices prove popular this coming year then the platform could seriously rival Apple's iPhone device which has been criticized heavily for it's closed policies and application approval processes. If Google is able to attract developers away from the iPhone and harness applications that aren't allowed on Apple's platform then the smartphone market could be a different landscape in a years time.
I think it would be better to see this on some decent phones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pv04Tw6wvQ
more about the phone http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/samsung...android-dreams/
They are both HTC phones, and the G1 is sold in other countries that don't have T-Mobile... thank you.
Imo android needs a bit more work on UI. But will be good to see more.
You can if you got the developer tools to recompile and things
Design wise maybe, but they are STILL the only thing running the most amazing OS out there. People that say they have never heard of android must be under the age of being able to read and communicate.
By far the absolute best phone I have ever bought. Most expandable ever! And will absolutely get better in time (dev releases already prove this)!!!
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