Mobile app database AppBrain, which provides an immensely popular service for installing and managing Android apps via the web and its own app, also collects data regarding mobile phone use on its network.
And the latest figures tell us Samsung’s excellent new Galaxy S II powerhouse has got off to an absolutely incredible start, easily eclipsing quite a few popular Android models after a little more than a month on sale in only a few regions. Here’s the S II BLAST OFF visualised:
Even being lumbered with the pale pink line can’t slow it down. Read the full top 20 of most commonly used Android phones over on AppBrain’s data portal. It’s not meant to prove anything. Just a bit of 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?
Silencer
/ June 16, 2011Got the Galaxy S2 recently. It’s an very good phone. Future proof. Never gonna upgrade a phone again.
Denzil
/ June 16, 2011Yeah it does seem future proof…only thing I might lack is NFC…I dont care about that for now though. I just need mine to keep up with android until September next year when I can upgrade again!
k0zmic
/ June 16, 2011NFC is coming in later models, around the end of Q2 IIRC.
Denzil
/ June 16, 2011Yeah I heard…I have the version that doesnt
k0zmic
/ June 16, 2011I’m torn between the Sensation and GS2. I heard the processor will change to Tegra 2 as well when it gains NFC.
Gary C
/ June 17, 2011I still can’t decide. They’re so totally different that if I plumped for one I’d constantly miss things about the other.
Denzil
/ June 17, 2011I don’t see why anyone would prefer the Sensation to the SGS2…besides cosmetic reasons and hate for touchwiz (which I wasnt keen on…but I havent installed a different launcher because its actually usefeul and not just eye candy). Only reason I ever considered the Sensation was that the SGS2 looks like its trying to be an iPhone..but once I got over the looks…the SGS2 beats the Sensation on almost every account. So many youtube comparson videos with the SGS2 outperforming it. Battery, Performance, Call Quality, Storage, Connectivity…SGS2 is better in all those…Sensation has a better resolution…but SGS2 has SAMOLED PLUS…and plays almost any video you throw at it…including BluRay rips mkv…Still puzzled why the winner isnt clearer. If anyone is still torn… techradar have an article comparing the two…and they suggest the SGS2 as the overall winner too.
k0zmic
/ June 17, 2011Well, Sense is a lot nicer IMO although the new TouchWiz seems a lot better. The GS2 does look a bit boring and ‘iPhoney’ compared to the Sensation as well. Also, the build quality of the HTC seems a fair bit better than the GS2.
That said, the GS2 beats it in every other way, and with NFC coming it’ll probably be more future-proofed than the Sensation. I was slightly gutted when O2 put the price up from the steal that was £400 though which is what made me reconsider.
Silencer
/ June 17, 2011Me too but NFC gonna take time to catch on in the UK so it’s not too much of an issue.
Peter
/ June 16, 2011That is fairly impresive given that it has not had a US release yet afaik. My app (which has UK/Ireland focus) has it between the Wildfire and the Desire S at 7.2%.
Alberto
/ June 16, 2011Assuming a user base of around 100 million Android handsets, that means at least 2 million sold in the first month. Impressive in any case, and incredible when you consider the availability it had.
Virt
/ June 17, 2011I would recommend that you manage your Galaxy or other Android devices with
2X MobileDeviceManager,
http://www.2x.com/mobiledevicemanager – allows simple
tracking and managing of mobile devices by administrators.
Give it a try and let me know what you think!