Android Crushes the Competition, iPhone Stands Still

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This isn't really all that surprising, given that all four major wireless carriers in the U.S. now carry Android phones.

Yeah, but AT&Ts only Android is complete junk.

Someone else was pointing the same thing out in a discussion on the iPhone just the other day. There are 20-30 different Android phones, and availability on every carrier. I think this is just as the market goes, and with the iPhones slower progression in capabilities. As far as At&t goes they are not really even in consideration for me. Both Sprint and Verizon as well as several other providers will be at 4G by the end of this year. Why exactly would I choose a network who does not nor is busy implementing 4G IEEE or LTE, which is by consideration almost exactly the same?

From the sounds of it, AT&T will be at "4g" before verizon, they are in the process of retrofitting many of the new towers in minnesota with LTE. Also have you ever heard of HSPA+? It's basically a quick and easy (3G) upgrade for AT&T and T-Mobile and already beats sprint's WiMax in terms of speed.

That said once the decent Android phones come out on AT&T these numbers will surely evolve even more in Android's favor.

From a purely monetary perspective, I sell phones at Best Buy. our store gets a kick back from every mobile phone we sell, but for the Iphone we get $0. Why sell an Iphone, then? For every customer that comes in looking for an Iphone, I show them the android.

Android is a much more robust OS anyway.

IceSt0rrm:

I sell phones at Best Buy. our store gets a kick back from every mobile phone we sell, but for the Iphone we get $0.

Curious...why is that?

Blackberry's doing well, I'm just hoping mobile 7's going to be able to beat an open source platform... android's getting a lot of traction and no developer likes being shackled by any one company.

And the "driod" by motorola's is a nice hunk of hardware - almost* what I need, now hot sync that guy with outlook on the fly with no docking, toss in the ability to tether to a laptop, and we then have something useful.

I'm afraid Microsoft is playing catch up. I'm not sure Mobile 7 is going to help them much. They need to get out of the "Windows" look box and create something that works like the customer does. Apple and Google "get it" with their offerings. I dont think Microsoft has yet.

codingace:

I'm afraid Microsoft is playing catch up. I'm not sure Mobile 7 is going to help them much. They need to get out of the "Windows" look box and create something that works like the customer does. Apple and Google "get it" with their offerings. I dont think Microsoft has yet.

Have you seen the new Windows phone though? It looks radically different. I think it is a large step in the right direction. Though I do agree with you they are playing catch up.

Apple needs a bit of competition and Android appears to be just the ticket. With Google behind it and HTC creating new Android phones like crazy, I hope they give the iPhone a  run for its money. In the end I think it would be a win-win situation for customers, no matter which one you picked.

iPhone certainly is not standing still - one must look no further than Apple's last conference call to see that. Sales increasing by 113%!!!! "standing still" WTF

Apple's iPhone sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 were an increase of 113 percent from a year ago. Mac sales also grew 28 percent to 3.76 million. Apple also sold 4.69 million iPads, a number that was below Wall Street expectations of about 6.2 million.

Apple is going for world domination. Growth in Asia of 151% You would think that Mr. Lilly would at least mention these facts but Apple haters always screw with numbers.

Don't get me wrong, I am happy Android is doing well and I think this competition is good for everyone. I also hope that the Android tablets will start selling in greater numbers at some point. But this kind of gross misinformation is just plain bad journalism.