Finally the wait is over. The DROID has finally been launched. After so many months we can finally say that yes not there is a phone that can give a tough competition to the iPhone. Though there may not be much difference in the features and the pricing, it’s the applications available that has got everyone buzzing.
Everyone knows that Android is still nowhere as popular as the iPhone. We all know that the Android Market is literally empty in comparison to the Apple App Store. But what we also know is that one day this will change. Presently, the Android market has just surpassed 10,000 applications.
This news comes from AndroidLib, the Android Market equivalent, who estimates that the number of apps available to users of the Android OS has just exceeded 10k. This number is significant because 10,000 is twice as much as 5,000, which was the number of applications available in May. So, in short, the Android Market has doubled in size in a few months.
Now though these figures can’t be trusted fully as they are not from the official channels, they give an estimate of how fast things are changing that too without anyone taking notice. If these figures are right, there's a 100% growth in less than 4 month. With the number of handsets and carriers getting in on Android, the number of apps is likely to skyrocket near 20,000 by the end of the year.
Figures worth sharing:
• Approximately 64% of the apps receive a satisfactory rating and another 12% or so are getting moderate levels.
• Around 64% of the apps in the Android Market are free
• Slightly less than 1% of the titles in the market have seen more than 250,000 downloads
• Somewhere around 24% of Android Market apps have been downloaded over 5,000 times
Though the Android Market has and is making rapid strides, yet as compared to the Apple app store it has gotten off to a much slower start.
The Android Market was launched in October 2008. Then developers could only upload free apps simply because the Android store didn't have any payment system. But recently, Google has announced that mobile developers can now offer paid apps for Android, which will use Google Checkout for its payment and billing system. This move speaks for itself as several cellphone makers like Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and HTC are expected to release new Android-powered phones this year.
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