If there was any lingering doubt that Android is not only used by the nerdy masses of the world, let it be dispelled. Google just made it known that some 60,000 Android enabled phones are shipped daily.
Playing the math game, that would mean that in a 365 day year exactly 21,900,000 Android handsets would be sold. Assuming that Android grows throughout the year, Android could be pushing out nearly 25 million enabled handsets this in 2010.
That means that Blackberry, Apple, and Google are in a three-way unit sales dogfight.
MobileCrunch rightly points out that Apple sold some 8.7 million iPhones in the last quarter, meaning that at the moment it is some 58% larger than Android. iPhone has been out longer, but its commanding sales lead does put it head and shoulders, commercially, above Android.
Even though the Nexus One has had perhaps disappointing sales thus far, Android seems to have plenty of steam for future growth.
yet, it looks like they still not yet venture the market fully. mobile phones such iPhone and Android phones have gained a steady number of fan and gadget enthusiasts across Asia. the only things hinders them from acquiring those phones is the non-availability of such phones in Asia. I'm talking about Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand – these countries have a good market for such gadgets. You can check the Google's Android forum, mostly Asians inquiring when the phone going to available in their country.
p/s: I'm still waiting for Nexus One to hit my offshore – Malaysia.
p/s: Pardon for my grammar – I'm on rush.
You ridiculous americans always neglect Nokia which has 50% GLOBAL market share and latest maemo phone N900 is a killer!
With 20+ different handsets available, it's no surprise that people haven't just jumped on the NO just because it exists. If you just got a Droid or whatever in November/December/January, you're not going to shell out a big lump of cash for a contract-free handset that is only slightly better than what you just got. iPhones come out once a year and there is just one model available at a time – it's a very different ballgame and shouldn't be compared.
I think the article is about smartphone sales, not all handsets. Most of those Nokia phones can't do fancy apps.