Many of those who intend to acquire a mobile phone in the near future will acquire a smartphone, even if they have no idea what it means, no problem, that's what the Wikipedia. Many buyers are clear about what they want, others are carried away by what they are told is more "fashion", others do not care and buy the first thing that enters their eyes when they are in the store, but many others are informed of what is on the market and what each mobile offers you.
Undoubtedly, the development of technologies has reached a level where the features offered by a mobile phone no longer depend solely on its "hardware": screen size, memory, tactile or with keys, camera of many Megapixels (funny but it's what women are most interested in when they buy one), 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, USB connection, ... since manufacturers are showing that they can offer very similar technical characteristics (as for the same ranges of phones).
Right now, the functionalities of each phone, that is, what we can or cannot do with the mobile, and how we can do it, depend more and more on its Operating System and a little less on its physical characteristics.
Therefore, the first thing that a buyer of a new mobile phone has to ask is: What Operating System do I want on my mobile?
And that is why right now, I'm going to give you Ten Good Reasons to Choose an Android:
- Is Google. Who does not use a Google service?
- It's free. By this I mean that it is from open codeor. Anyone can download the source code of the Operating System, make the modifications that they deem appropriate, compile it and install it in the terminals they want without having to pay rights or royalties to Google.
- It is a Multitasking Operating System, that is, it is capable of doing several things at the same time (downloading a song, writing on Twitter and sending a photo via Bluetooth, all at the same time).
- The ecosystem of apps (applications, programs) for Android is also free. There is a Market, and Google takes a commission for each application that is marketed through its Market. But you can install apps from any alternative market without infringing any Google rights.
- To this day there are more than one hundred mobile models of different brands (HTC, Motorola, Samsung, LG, Sony, ...) that use Android as their operating system, apart from other devices such as Tablets, eReaders. That is, you can choose the brand you like the most (or the one you trust the most) and the model that best suits your needs and budget, with or without a keyboard, with a large screen (up to 4,3 ″) or a small one. . Apple only offers 2 models iPhone3 and iPhone4.
- It is the Operating System for smartphones that grows the most. During the MWC2011 in Barcelona, ​​those responsible for Google have declared that 350.000 devices are activated daily with Android. In the fourth quarter of 2010, Android mobile sales surpassed those of Symbian (Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Mitsubitshi, LG, ...). Symbian is an already obsolete Operating System for the new generation of smartphones.
- The number of apps available in the official Android Market exceeds 100.000. It has a higher proportion of free apps than other systems (iOS of the iPhone, for example)
- Integration with Google services (Google search engine, Gmail, Calendar, Picassa, Google Maps, Street View, Google Reader, ...) reaches very high levels, with synchronizations. If your mobile phone is lost (or stolen) and you buy another one, you don't lose anything, no contacts, no emails, photos, or apps purchased in the Market. The whole process of putting the new SIM in the new phone and getting it back like the one you lost takes about 25 minutes. You can enter your contacts through the Google account from your PC and you will see how in a few moments they will be updated on your mobile (without cables).
- You have multiple desks (I have configured mine with 5, but I know users who have 7 and are just as agile) and Widgets What is a Widget? You better see it in pictures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uT3vNp2qc
- The development system is relatively easy for those who already have previous knowledge of Java. Just get off the Development Kit (SDK), free and available for different platforms (window, mac and Linux). A development environment program (IDE) as Eclipse, which make your work easier, although they are not essential. And you can start making your own applications, if you can't find one that fits what you need. You can also order that specific app you need from a developer, without having to pay Google a percentage.
The one who uses a Android no longer wants to go back to Nokia (Symbian), BlackBerry (RIM OS), Bada (Samsung, although lately Samsung is giving priority to Android over other systems it markets), or iPhone (iOS). There must be a reason for that… And for that very reason, more and more of us have an Android at home (or three, like me). 