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Is it a condom or is it Android: a working theory for phone makers

Is it a condom or is it Android: a working theory for phone makers

Posted: 27 Mar 2012, 02:41, by Victor H.

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Is it a condom or is it Android: a working theory for phone makers

Android, the land of the free and the home of the... most hilarious phone names you’d find. Okay, often they’re just an absurd combination of seemingly random words. Take the Samsung Galaxy S™ II, Epic™ 4G Touch, how’s that for a tongue-twister? Or, what about the Sony Ericsson Captivate Slide 4G+? We kid, the last one doesn’t even exist, but it sounds real even for the trained ear.

So where are all those random names coming from? One would think it’s the creative staff over at Samsung, HTC and the rest of Android phone makers that spends long hours picking through names, but here’s another theory. What if phone makers just looked at names of condoms and used them as an inspiration to name their Android creations?

Does this theory hold any ground? No. Is it funny enough to try and make it work? Definitely. You’d find the amount of coincidences staggering. Check out the table below and think about this next time you pick up your phone. Weird, right?

source: Joshua Nguyen via parislemon

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1. Sniggly posted on 27 Mar 2012, 03:03 9 1

This is actually kind of funny. And while "Rumor Touch" isn't an android phone it IS a testing phone by LG that was sold on Sprint. :D

2. zaryab_hussain77 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 03:13 6 12

without condom its better to fUCCk....

3. Dolphin posted on 27 Mar 2012, 05:03 9 1

Android. We are for safe sex.

13. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Mar 2012, 11:09 1 1

Symbian... we are for pre-marital abstinence.

(Then, the other Symbian fans in the room say, "Speak for yourself, hep!" Yeah, I'm a wierd bird...)

4. andro. posted on 27 Mar 2012, 05:28 11 0

HTC intercourse

5. bbblader posted on 27 Mar 2012, 06:04 1 0

if you know what i mean

8. andro. posted on 27 Mar 2012, 07:10 8 0

Its the procedure of trusting the sim card into the slot in a seductive way!

6. cyborg009 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 06:08 1 1

HTC unprotected !!

7. cheetah2k posted on 27 Mar 2012, 07:07 1 0

Can't go wrong with a unibody :p

9. ChafedBanana posted on 27 Mar 2012, 09:32 0 0

Microsoft BlumpKIN.

12. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Mar 2012, 11:07 0 0

Oh my goodness... the boy ain't right. And, in this context, that user name ain't either... wow...

10. Jericho posted on 27 Mar 2012, 10:30 0 1

keep it down phonearena there are ikids over here.

14. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Mar 2012, 11:18 0 0

Well, if there are iKids over here, it is because they clicked on this obviously-titled article with an obvious article image as well... I, on the other hand, came in to the discussion to try to be the commentary chaperone...

I'll let you all know how that worked out, later...

16. CivicSi89 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 13:48 1 0

its ok! Applecare will protect them from STD's!

11. Jericho posted on 27 Mar 2012, 10:31 2 3

keep it down phonearena there are ikids over here.

15. CivicSi89 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 13:47 0 0

HTC Magnum... only available in Black....

17. doubler86 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 14:33 0 0

I can't wait for a Condom called The Transformer. That would sell like crazy lol

18. gallitoking posted on 27 Mar 2012, 14:47 0 0

fascinate should be on both list..

19. CivicSi89 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 16:08 1 0

you know of this?

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Samsung Galaxy S4
- Announced: 14 Mar 2013
- OS: Android 4.2.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- 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 UMTS EDGE GPRS
Apple iPhone 5
- Announced: 12 Sep 2012
- OS: iOS
- Hardware: Dual core, 1300 MHz, Apple Swift, 1016 MB RAM
- Display: 4.0 inches, 640 x 1136 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1700/2100 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS EV-DO Rev.A EV-DO Rev.B
Samsung GALAXY Note II
- Announced: 29 Aug 2012
- OS: Android 4.1.2 4.1.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 35 hours of Talk Time, 980 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) 21.1 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
HTC One
- Announced: 19 Feb 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1700 MHz, Krait 300, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 4 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1900)
- Data: LTE HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Sony Xperia Z
- Announced: 07 Jan 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13.1 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 11 hours of Talk Time, 550 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 UMTS EDGE GPRS
Google Nexus 4
- Announced: 29 Oct 2012
- OS: Android 4.2.2 4.2.1 4.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 15.3 hours of Talk Time, 390 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
LG Optimus G
- Announced: 28 Aug 2012
- OS: Android 4.1.2 4.0.4
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 15 hours of Talk Time, 335 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Nokia Lumia 920
- Announced: 05 Sep 2012
- 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: 17 hours of Talk Time, 400 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 UMTS EDGE GPRS

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1. Sniggly posted on 27 Mar 2012, 03:03 9 1

2. zaryab_hussain77 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 03:13 6 12

3. Dolphin posted on 27 Mar 2012, 05:03 9 1

13. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Mar 2012, 11:09 1 1

4. andro. posted on 27 Mar 2012, 05:28 11 0

5. bbblader posted on 27 Mar 2012, 06:04 1 0

8. andro. posted on 27 Mar 2012, 07:10 8 0

6. cyborg009 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 06:08 1 1

7. cheetah2k posted on 27 Mar 2012, 07:07 1 0

9. ChafedBanana posted on 27 Mar 2012, 09:32 0 0

12. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Mar 2012, 11:07 0 0

10. Jericho posted on 27 Mar 2012, 10:30 0 1

14. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Mar 2012, 11:18 0 0

16. CivicSi89 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 13:48 1 0

11. Jericho posted on 27 Mar 2012, 10:31 2 3

15. CivicSi89 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 13:47 0 0

17. doubler86 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 14:33 0 0

18. gallitoking posted on 27 Mar 2012, 14:47 0 0

19. CivicSi89 posted on 27 Mar 2012, 16:08 1 0

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