We do love Google’s daily activations stats. Back in June of 2010 Google was seeing 160,000 new Android phones bought and activated every day. Then it rose to 200,000 in August, before hitting the majestic 300,000 in December.
WELL HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS because speaking at Mobile World Congress today, Google’s Eric Schmidt told attendees it’s now up to 350,000. That’s 350,000 new Android phones being sold and registered every single day. That’s more telephones than it’s possible to imagine.
I can imagine about 150 telephones, before they all start blurring into one. How many phones can you imagine? Link via the WSJ.
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner.
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
MarkG
/ February 16, 2011Or a million Android phones every 3 days….
More impressive sounding :-)
PK
/ February 16, 2011I can imagine 14 phones.