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Today marks the one year anniversary of the first publicly available Android phone the HTC Dream T-Mobile G1 as it made its debut on October 22nd, 2008.
I have been talking about Android for well over a year as I presented and spoke on panels at SMX Advanced, PubCon, BarCamps, Google User Technology Groups, SMX East as well a recent Cornell University study.
I enjoyed seeing the evolution in awareness and respect Android has received since I first spoke about it at conferences as people would initially scoff that it would never make any real inroads into the smartphone market nevermind ultimately supplanting the mighty iPhone.
Earlier this month I spoke at SMX East in New York City and provided an update with Cindy Krum on Android for WebProNews with the video below:
I been keeping an updated list of all the current & upcoming Android mobile phones both rumored and confirmed as it totals 50 on this one year mark.
BOLD if available now / ITALICS is rumored release date
I am curious to the expansion of this number at the next anniversary of the G1.
Google And Blog is cited & referenced as a top Android site in:
Wow, 50, I had no idea. Congrats, Android.
@erasable
If you are on a T-Mobile contract, I would strongly advise switching to one of the new, no-contract plans (Even More Plus). My girlfriend started a 2-year Android contract in March, with T-Mobile US, and yesterday was able to switch to the new plan for only $35. Not only is she saving ~$30/month, but she can "finance" a new phone at any time (at full price over 20 months).
If I were you, I would switch to EMP, and wait for the next qwerty Android phone (with snap dragon) to drop.
Verizon is too expensive, not worth the switch if your area is covered with T-Mobile's 3G network. Hold on for a couple of months more. T-Mobile has not been forgotten.
For me keeping the shared plan w minimal minutes works out cheaper than either of the new Project DARK plans from T-Mobile.
Now if it can include Data & Text messaging in lieu of the extra data charge on top of the minutes plan then that would make it enticing.
I agree about sticking with T-Mobile as its the best value mobile service IMHO.