Ice Cream Sandwich finally hits 1% of Android ecosystem

0. phoneArena posted on 02 Feb 2012, 17:01

The numbers weren't expected to be released until tomorrow, but Google released the new quarterly statistics for the Android platform version spread today. Some may call this the proof that Android is "fragmented"...

This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here

Post Comment

Want to comment? Please login or register.

1. theBankRobber posted on 02 Feb 2012, 20:07 5 1

I wish Google and oems get their act together. 1 device getting ICS at a time and long waits is just unacceptable.

5. G2Noobin posted on 03 Feb 2012, 03:13 1 2

i actually am not to psyched abot ICSi dislike UI it seems like a little trony than an OS for my hand held Personal Computing Device....gonna google some more Reviews on it... but i gotta say the look doesn't seem appealing but the perks might! ... i unno let me know if you agree/disagree.

10. theBankRobber posted on 03 Feb 2012, 13:09 0 0

I think its great that Google wants more people to know that the Android phone is a Android phone, Not a Galaxy S II or a Moto Droid. You can look at any IOS product and tell is Apple, but people see my wife's Evo 3D and don't even know its a Google Android device because of the OEM's skins. Now I am excited about ICS mainly because of the performance it gives the phone. I read it makes laggy phones run much smoother.

2. lubba posted on 02 Feb 2012, 20:55 0 4

1%! Not good! Guess my G2 won't be getting updates for a long time and maybe even never. Google sucks! Good thing I have my HD7.

7. ericino posted on 03 Feb 2012, 06:54 0 1

I don't think we'll see our devices getting ICS OTA either. Fortunately, there are some very usable ROMs over at xda-developers.
One even has ICS with MIUI, and it's mighty fast.

3. digicon posted on 02 Feb 2012, 22:39 0 3

Oh man ! 1 whole percent ! What doorbusting news ! Excuse me while I call CNN !

4. TechDroid posted on 03 Feb 2012, 02:26 1 1

If you don't like waiting for updates, there is a simple solution:
Root + flash rom
I've had Ice Cream Sandwich on my year old HTC Desire HD for nearly a month

11. stealthd posted on 03 Feb 2012, 22:03 0 0

In other words your only solution is to void your warranty.

12. TechDroid posted on 04 Feb 2012, 06:34 0 0

Well, if you want timely updates without flashing roms, you need a nexus phone. If not, you usually have to wait some months for your phone to get updated.
I was also scared that rooting would brick my phone, but I have not experienced a single issue so far :)

6. darac posted on 03 Feb 2012, 03:50 0 1

soo..does this mean there's already around 2,5 million galaxy nexuses out there? ( giving the fact that there's around 270 million android devices in use)

8. ericino posted on 03 Feb 2012, 06:57 0 1

I think they also count rooted devices running ICS.
Not quite sure how many of us exist though, would love to see a number on that :)

9. danwatson posted on 03 Feb 2012, 07:33 0 1

We probably shouldn't count the differences between small release upgrades like 2.3 to 2.3.3. I mean, we care how many windows users are using windows 7 to XP, but does it really matter if they are on sp2 or sp3?. Major releases are the only items that should be shown i.e. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.... 3.0. Granted, that only gets rid of 2 versions listed on this chart. Google should probably stop making early versions available to new devices only allowing the last 2 iterations to be available at any one time for use. No new devices running 2.2

13. TechDroid posted on 04 Feb 2012, 06:36 0 0

I see what you mean, but you have to remember that this information is primarily for developers, and there are some minor differences in API's between small versions, such as 2.3 and 2.3.3.
For non-developers, I agree that it would be easier to see differences if the minor upgrades are not included :)

Want to comment? Please login or register.

LG Optimus F3
- Posted: 21 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Dual core
- Display: 4.0 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
Nokia Lumia 925
- Announced: 14 May 2013
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 18.3 hours of Talk Time, 432 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
BlackBerry Q5
- Announced: 15 May 2013
- OS: BlackBerry
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 3.1 inches, 720 x 720 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 5 megapixels
Sony Xperia ZR
- Announced: 13 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Nokia Lumia 928
- Announced: 10 May 2013
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 16.2 hours of Talk Time, 606 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS EV-DO Rev.A
Vertu Ti
- Posted: 09 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.0
- Hardware: Dual core, 1700 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 7.3 hours of Talk Time, 200 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s EDGE GPRS
Nokia Asha 501
- Announced: 09 May 2013
- Hardware: 64 MB RAM
- Display: 3.0 inches, 240 x 320 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 3.2 megapixels, 320x240 (QVGA) video
- Battery: 17 hours of Talk Time, 1152 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (900 1800)
- Data: EDGE GPRS
Samsung Galaxy Core
- Announced: 06 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 5 megapixels, 720x480 (DVD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSPA (unspecified) HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS