1. Android
and
Android
Phones

2.  Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile
devices in more than 190 countries around the world.
It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform
and growing fast—every day another million users
power up their Android devices for the first time and
start looking for apps, games, and other digital
content.
 Android gives you a world-class platform for creating
apps and games for Android users everywhere, as
well as an open marketplace for distributing to them
instantly.

3. Every day more than 1 million new Android
devices are activated worldwide.
 Android’s openness has made it a favorite for
consumers and developers alike, driving strong
growth in app consumption. Android users
download more than 1.5 billion apps and
games from Google Play each month.

4. With it's partners, Android is
continuously pushing the boundaries of
hardware and software forward to bring
new capabilities to users and developers.
For developers, Android innovation lets
you build powerful, differentiated
applications that use the latest mobile
technologies.

5. Easily optimize a single binary for
phones, tablets, and other devices.
 Android gives you everything you
need to build best-in-class app
experiences. It gives you a single
application model that lets you deploy
your apps broadly to hundreds of
millions of users across a wide range
of devices—from phones to tablets
and beyond.

6.  Android also gives you tools for
creating apps that look great and take
advantage of the hardware
capabilities available on each device.
It automatically adapts your UI to
look it's best on each device, while
giving you as much control as you
want over your UI on different device
types.

7. 1.5 billion downloads a month and growing.
Get your apps in front of millions of users at
Google's scale
 Google Play is the premier marketplace for
selling and distributing Android apps.
When you publish an app on Google
Play, you reach the huge installed base of
Android.
 Preinstalled on hundreds of millions of
Android devices around the world, Google
Play can be a growth engine for your
business.

8. Android became the world’s leading
smartphone platform at the end of 2010.For the
first quarter of 2012, Android had a 59%
smartphone market share worldwide. At the
half of 2012, there were 400 million devices
activated and 1 million activations per day.
Analysts point to the advantage to Android of
being a multi-channel, multi-carrier OS.

9. Open Handset Alliance
 On November 5, 2007, the Open Handset
Alliance, a consortium of several companies which
include Broadcom
Corporation, Google, HTC, Intel, LG, Marvell Technology
Group, Motorola, NVidia, Qualcomm, Samsung
Electronics, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Texas
Instruments unveiled itself. The goal of the Open Handset
Alliance is to develop open standards for mobile devices. On
the same day, the Open Handset Alliance also unveiled its
first product, Android, a mobile device platform built on
the Linux kernel version 2.6.
 On December 9, 2008, 14 new members
joined, including ARM Holdings, Atheros
Communications, Asustek Computer Inc, Garmin
Ltd, Huawei Technologies, PacketVideo, Softbank, Sony
Ericsson, Toshiba Corp, and Vodafone Group Plc.

10. Features:
 Handset layouts.
The platform is adaptable to
larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D
graphics library based on OpenGL
ES 2.0 specifications, and traditional
smartphone layouts.

11.  Storage
SQLite, a lightweight relational
database, is used for data storage
purposes.
 Connectivity
Android supports connectivity
technologies
including GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, E
V-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-
Fi, LTE, NFC and WiMAX.

12.  Messaging
SMS and MMS are available forms of
messaging, including threaded text
messaging and Android Cloud To Device
Messaging (C2DM) and now enhanced
version of C2DM, Android Google Cloud
Messaging (GCM) is also a part of Android
Push Messaging service.

13.  Multiple language support
Android supports multiple languages.
 Web browser
The web browser available in Android is
based on the open-source WebKit layout
engine, coupled with Chrome's V8
JavaScript engine. The browser scores
100/100 on the Acid3 test on Android 4.0.

14.  Java support
While most Android applications are written
in Java, there is no Java Virtual Machine in the
platform and Java byte code is not executed. Java
classes are compiled into Dalvik executables and
run on Dalvik, a specialized virtual machine
designed specifically for Android and optimized
for battery-powered mobile devices with limited
memory and CPU. J2ME support can be
provided via third-party applications.

15.  External storage
Most Android devices include microSD slot
and can read microSD cards formatted
with FAT32, Ext3 or Ext4 file system. To
allow use of high-capacity storage media such
as USB flash drives and USB HDDs, many
Android tablets also include USB 'A'
receptacle. Storage formatted with FAT32 is
handled by Linux Kernel VFAT driver, while
3rd party solutions are required to handle
other popular file systems such
as NTFS, HFS Plus and exFAT.

16. Best Android Phones
Samsung Galaxy S3
Pumped with high-performing hardware and creative
software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is an
excellent, top-end phone that's neck and neck with the
HTC One X

17. HTC One X -
(AT&T)
Quad-core processing
isn't everything, and
AT&T's new HTC One
X proves it. This
advanced Android has
style, speed, blazing
4G, and power galore.

18. HTC One S - (T-Mobile)
The HTC One S is the best
phone you can get on T-
Mobile (for
now), wrapping Android
4.0, 4G data speeds, and a
beautiful 4.3-inch
AMOLED screen into one
svelte package.

19. Motorola Droid Razr Maxx
(Verizon Wireless)
The Motorola Droid
Razr Maxx proves that a
powerful Android
superphone can remain
thin yet still promise
marathon-worthy
battery life.

20. LG Nitro HD (AT&T)
With its gorgeous
display, high-def
everything, and 4G
speeds, the LG Nitro HD
has what it takes to
compete; however, a few
flaws keep it from
trampling the
competition.