We have to remember that despite all the current NOISE regarding Android, it’s actually RIM and its successful BlackBerry “for business” mobile range that’s the #1 smartphone out there today.
That could soon be about to change, though, with Friday seeing some super-aggressive analyst quotes sticking the boot into the BlackBerry maker – and specifically naming the rampant Android CHARGE as a main reason for RIM’s decline. Here’s one, given to Reuters by Raymond James analyst Steven Li:
“With the popularity of the iPhone … The Droid X launch and other Android smartphones flooding the market, we believe RIM will find it increasingly difficult to differentiate its smartphones”
Plus this, from Baird analyst William Power:
“Based on our store visit findings and product road maps, we expect further share gains from Android-based devices, as well as the iPhone”
RIM’s share price fell by over nine percent on Friday, after this MAULING triggered by it releasing some rather poor quarterly results. Here’s a graph:
That was a graph. This will be our last “go” at writing business news for the foreseeable future, as it’s not very much fun.
HTC’s 4.3″ dual-core Android model, powered by Qualcomm’s all-new S4 processor. It’s smaller than the enormous One X, but is it as nice as its bigger brother? (SPOILER: Yes it is).
HTC is very much B-A-C-K at the top of the Android world with this, its quad-core flagship for 2012. Great camera, huge 4.7″ display and Android 4.0 running beautifully well.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
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