Android is developed by Open handset Alliance with the lead of Google. It is today's most famous operating system of famous tablets and smartphones. In the fourth quarter of 2010, Android was named as the best-selling platforms for smartphones by Canalys.
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| Android Operating System |
The following are the current versions of the Android:
- Android v.2.0 Éclair
- Android v.2.1 Éclair
- Android v.2.2 Froyo
- Android v.2.3 Gingerbread
- Android v.3.0 Honeycomb
- Android v.3.1 Honeycomb
- Android v.3.2 Honeycomb
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| Example of Android 2.3 Phone - the Motorola Droid Bionic |
Currently, The Android Honeycomb is for tablet computers only and is not running on any smartphones in the market. It is purely for tablets. The latest of the Android version to support smartphones is the Gingerbread. Mainstream Android 2.3 Gingerbread Phones are popular among Android fans. The following are some of the phones which run or will run on an Android v2.3 Gingerbread:
- LG Optimus Net
- HTC Evo 3D
- Samsung Galaxy SL i9003
- Motorola Photon 4G
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
- Htc desire z
- HTC desire S
- Samsung Galaxy S i900
- LG Optimus Pro
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
- LG Optimus 2x
- HTC incredible S (update)
- Huawei Ascend II
- Samsung galaxy s ii i9100 (Samsung Hercules)
- Samsung Google Nexus S i9023
- HTC panache
