Chart: What Android Version is my Phone?

by Antonio Wells May 14, 2010 7:00 AM – 19 Comments

Google’s Android operating system is awesome, yet it’s plagued by Fragmentation of the various versions of the OS in the market. Often new consumers are confused by the fact they cannot download apps their friends may have or even some apps reviewed on AndroidTapp.com and wonder why. Many times it boils down to the Android version your phone has.

Think of it as; if you have Android 1.5 (if compared to Windows 2000) and the app requires Android 2.0+ (if compared to Windows Vista)… bottom line it’s just not happening. However we have created a chart of various Android phones by OS versions of phones released by Q1 2010 to help understand and ease these fragmentation frustrations. We’ll update as more phones hit the market.

Key Highlights for the Chart (Updated):

Of 20 Android phones in the market globally HTC produced 55%, Motorola 25%, Samsung 15%, and Sony Ericsson 5%
Only 30% of Android phones are on the latest 2.1 software, 30% with 1.6, and the majority 40% on 1.5
All Verizon phones in the market are running the latest Android OS
Motorola and Samsung phones trail the crowd for updated phones

Android Smartphones by OS Versions by AndroidTapp.com

Embed the chart in your blog or website:

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Tags: Android Phones, Android Statistics, Android Version Comparison

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19 Comments

By Ragflan on May 14, 2010 at 4:28 am:

You know, being open and all, manufacturers should go to bigger extents in customising Android. So far only HTC’s effort looks both professional and good. Sony’s effort with Xperia is great in terms of media but otherwise ordinary. Motorola’s customisation is not really to my liking.

Hope there’ll be more competition against HTC. Actually, not more. But better competition.

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By schwiz on May 14, 2010 at 8:33 am:

I just bought my wife a cliq xt and it is running 1.5 not 1.6

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- By schwiz on May 14, 2010 at 8:35 am:
  
  oh never mind I misread your graph
  
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By techwiz2012 on May 14, 2010 at 11:31 am:

My issue with searching for apps on the Droid comes when you try & search from a web browser rather than a mobile device. Android for example has a very limited approach through web browsers(hate that). I have come to the conclusion that if I want to search apps on my laptop, I should use other marketplaces. I found the Facebook, AIM, & more on a site called RawApps

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By Joe Cool on May 14, 2010 at 3:18 pm:

isn’t the devour 1.6?

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- By Joe Cool on May 14, 2010 at 3:20 pm:
  
  and the moment is 2.1 now
  
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  - By Android Tapp on May 14, 2010 at 3:53 pm:
    
    Samsung Moment update came out last night, still has yet to be confirmed by Sprint. As more saturation of the Moment gets 2.1 we’ll bump it up. A lot of Moment owners have no clue an update is available… only the savvy.
    
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- By Android Tapp on May 14, 2010 at 3:51 pm:
  
  Correcto.. we’ll have that updated soon. Actually waiting for HTC Evo and LG Ally launch.
  
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By thu on May 14, 2010 at 4:35 pm:

I have the non + mytouch 3g and it’s running 1.6 (nonrooted).

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By kern on May 14, 2010 at 7:13 pm:

Why is the HTC Magic listed when it’s just the product codename for mytouch3g?

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- By Android Tapp on May 15, 2010 at 3:51 pm:
  
  Virtually same phone, but Vondafone has the Magic
  
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By JMKarstetter on May 14, 2010 at 8:39 pm:

Umm… the Devour runs 1.6 http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola_DEVOUR_US-EN.alt

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By alawadhi3000 on May 15, 2010 at 1:07 am:

The Samsung Galaxy have an official update to Android 2.1. I own one.

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By C on May 15, 2010 at 2:55 am:

You know, you could also look a little bit outside the US…
For instance, I have a Vodafone-branded Magic, running 1.6. And that was an OTA upgrade.

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By Android Tapp on May 15, 2010 at 4:31 pm:

Thank you to all! We’ve updated the chart based on your feedback plus the upgrades made available in the past day or so such as Samsung Moment and Sprint Hero

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By Jay on July 19, 2010 at 1:20 pm:

What I’d really like to see is a full timeline of when each of the major Android phones received updates for each iteration of Android.

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By Anton on January 5, 2011 at 5:21 am:

It would be nice if you could check the Android version on the device. I have not yet foud the way to do this. Anyone?

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- By Antonio Wells on January 5, 2011 at 8:24 am:
  
  You actually can by going to your Home screen then press Menu button » Settings » About phone… it will say “Android version”
  
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By youngtah on February 1, 2011 at 6:18 pm:

i wanted to know if ur app works on the LG OPTIMUS V FOR VIRGIN MOBILE

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