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Android activations hit 850,000 daily, over 450,000 apps now in the Android Market

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By Victor Hristov

Published: Feb 27, 2012, 6:26 AM

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Android activations have been climbing at a mind-boggling pace and now they’ve hit another milestone - 850,000 Android devices are activated each day, Andy Rubin heading Google’s mobile platform announced as MWC 2012 rages in full force, bringing us heaps of new Android devices. This means that there are over 300 million Android smartphones across the globe.

At the same time, the Android Market now takes pride in a catalog of over 450,000 available apps. Over a billion applications are downloaded each month.

Android is experiencing galloping growth as just in December, Android activations stood at 700,000 a day. The year-on-year growth for Android is the astounding 250%.

Google also has a neat website dedicated to MWC 2012 and don’t forget to check it out at Android at Mobile World Congress 2012.

source: Google Mobile

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.

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