Today is the 23rd of October 2009. It’s been a very active Android month and we’re coming toward the end, but still have a few more weeks of excitement ahead of us. Notably, we’ve seen the announcement and release of several Android powered phones and devices. Sprint has officially been letting Android play on it’s network for almost two weeks now. A few bugs have been reported about the HTC Sprint Hero, such as the Rev A or Rev 0 question, as well as a battery drain issue (which has a fix) and a WiFi TCP issue. However, despite that, it’s received much praise as one of the best Android phones to date. If that’s the case, I’m even more excited about the future as I see Android 2.0 bringing in much needed refinement. Speaking of 2.0, Motorola’s Droid phone is making quite a buzz and not just on the geek powered internet blogs (looks at self), but over many different wavelengths such as TV and mailboxes. It’s already been previewed even, courtesy of BGR. Verizon is a much larger network and has a huge source of potential buyers in it’s pocket. Having the #1, #3 and #4 carriers in the US will really help get Android out there. Last I checked, the Android market was approaching 14,000 apps. Nothing like Apple’s 100,000 app store, but it’s getting bigger and better.
Within the next month, we’ll see three additional phones through T-Mobile, the special edition myTouch 3G with 3.5mm headphone jacks and a larger included microSD card, the Motorola Cliq with MOTOBLUR and finally the Samsung Behold II. We’ll see at least two phones through Verizon, including the Droid. Finally, Sprint will also have their second phone, the Samsung Moment in the wild. This will make no less than 7 Android phones in the US market and officially on carriers by this holiday season. I think I know what a bunch of us Android followers are getting for the holidays.
Related posts:
- Android 2.1 Future on Past Phones
- Android Fragmentation – Some Numbers and Thoughts
- A look into Custom UI for Android
