60K Android devices activated daily

[diogen]

Much less than 25K iPad per hour sales, but still amounts to some 22 million devices per year.
No matter how you look at it, the platform is quite successful and no slowdown in sight...
Feel-goodroid: Nexus One is in the black, 60K Android devices activated per day -- Engadget

Also, Google doesn't lose money on Nexus One.

Diogen.

 

[BlackHitachi]

I can believe this! I am getting mine on the 26th! NEXUS ONE BABY!:up

 

[diogen]

Since Android today is in phones only, here are the models and how to pick the right one
What's With All the Android Phones? Here's How to Pick Just One - Android - Gizmodo

Diogen.

 

[Rey]

EVO HERE I COME!!!! :clap

 

[rockymtnhigh]

25K ipads are being sold every hour? Really?


How many cell phones are activated daily?

I am mostly curious. As all of these numbers sound suspect. Even if it were just 20 days per month, at 60,000 per day, that would be 14,400,000 in a year. Or if it were all 365 days, that would be 21,900,000 devices.

If this is true, I need to be buying stock in a few key companies.

 

[diogen]

25K ipads are being sold every hour? Really?

It ain't me claiming this...
http://www.satelliteguys.us/compute...anyone-preorder-ipad-today-2.html#post2136894

The official number is 450K by April 8th.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/08/apples-sold-450-000-ipads-as-of-today-pushed-3-5-million-ipad/

Diogen.

 

[Ronnie-]

I am going to seriously look at re entering the world of Android as well. I have until late sept, early november for the upgrade prices, but I doubt I wait that long.

 

[Rey]

I am going to seriously look at re entering the world of Android as well. I have until late sept, early november for the upgrade prices, but I doubt I wait that long.

you and me both. same time frame so i have to try and wait.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

It ain't me claiming this...
http://www.satelliteguys.us/compute...anyone-preorder-ipad-today-2.html#post2136894

The official number is 450K by April 8th.
Apple's sold 450,000 iPads as of today, pushed 3.5 million iPad app downloads (update: 50 million iPhones!) -- Engadget

Diogen.

I knew you weren't making the claim, but it is just such a silly number.

 

[diogen]

The other numbers sound plausible, though...

The iPhone is on the market since end of June, 2007, i.e. ~33 months, i.e. ~1,000 days.
Jobs says Apple sold 50M of them (all models combined), i.e. 50,000 per day.

That makes 60,000 Android activations per day sound very good considering it's a bit more than a year on the market and just a few months since v. 2.1 was released...

Diogen.

 

[TheForce]

I knew you weren't making the claim, but it is just such a silly number.

Agreed! Before the end of the month well have more cell phones than people in the world. Same with ipads. LOL!

 

[diogen]

No matter how you look at it, the platform is quite successful and no slowdown in sight...

And here is proof
Andy Rubin: over 300,000 Android phones activated daily -- Engadget
A factor 5 jump in less than 8 months: from 60K to 300K daily.

It's time to dig up some smartass remark from the Book of Jobs...

Diogen.

 

[mdram]

i'd almost bet that the iphone activations will double as soon as it gets to verizon.
why, i have no clue. but some people just want it

 

[diogen]

i'd almost bet that the iphone activations will double as soon as it gets to verizon.

I'd be really surprised if this happens.
My guess would be 20-25% of the US subscriber base at most, 15-20% to world count activations.
More likely half as much (one year later).

Diogen.

 

[mdram]

I'd be really surprised if this happens.
My guess would be 20-25% of the US subscriber base at most, 15-20% to world count activations.
More likely half as much (one year later).

Diogen.

but im counting all those that switch from att, not just new
you will see people drop thier contracts and make the switch
it will take a while for that to sort out

 

[diogen]

Switchers would be harder to account for properly.

If Apple would report a jump in activations and Nielsen the same smartphone market share - then what you say likely happened...

Diogen.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

i'd almost bet that the iphone activations will double as soon as it gets to verizon.
why, i have no clue. but some people just want it

I am sure there will be a jump for Apple, but I doubt a doubling effect. But time will tell.

 

[Ramy]

I am sure there will be a jump for Apple, but I doubt a doubling effect. But time will tell.

I can't see a double either. Some who already have iPhones on At&t will switch.

 

[diogen]

I don't think anybody but Apple wants any jumps in subscriber base. Especially smartphone subscribers with a sizable internet component.

No matter how you look at it, the cell networks in North America (until 4G in any and every of its form becomes common) are the sh!ts.
Gradual bandwidth increase - like the internet itself over the last 10-15 years - is the best they can handle.
Hence, a scenario where all AT&T iPhone users cancel their plans and go to Verizon, will kill the later, not the former.

Diogen.

 

[mdram]

i think there are alot of unhappy people on att, and that why they will switch

and it will hurt vzw

anyway, back to android