Android 2.3 Gingerbread a Spec of Dust, While Android 2.2 Froyo Saturates Nearly 52% of Consumers with Android Devices
by Antonio Wells
Jan 8, 2011 7:56 PM –
With one a month of the only Android smartphone to date sold with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) the Nexus S doesn’t make a dent with 0.4% in comparison to processor version Android 2.2 (Froyo) with 51.8% market share of all devices running Google’s Android mobile OS. Android 2.1 (Eclair) dropped from 39.6% to 35.2%, depreciated Android 1.6 (Donut) and Android 1.5 (Cupcake) need to finally lay to rest at 7.9% and 4.7% respectively. Check out the platform version chart to see the mobile OS saturation in the market:
Android Platform Version 1-2011
Android Versions Historical 1-2011
| Platform |
API Level |
Codename |
Distribution |
| Android 1.5 |
3 |
Cupcake |
4.7% |
| Android 1.6 |
4 |
Donut |
7.9% |
| Android 2.1 |
7 |
Eclair |
35.2% |
| Android 2.2 |
8 |
Froyo |
51.8% |
| Android 2.3 |
9 |
Gingerbread |
0.4% |
Data collected during two weeks ending on January 4, 2011
* Other: 0.1% of devices running obsolete versions
We’ve also been keeping historical track of Android OS saturation in the market, check out the links below to see how Android has rapidly grown in only two years:
[Via Android Platform Versions]