It has been 10 years since Android first entered the world, and the Google-led operating system is nothing short of a spectacle. The platform started out as an alternative to Apple's iOS and ended up being the most used mobile operating system in the world. On the eve of its anniversary, let us take a look at a handful of Android devices,
Back in the second half of 2000's, HTC did a big deal It was the first to offer full touchscreen devices The HTC G1 comes with a full QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, the device was not as sleek as the iPhone, but it still ended up being geeks' personal favorite.
Google's attempt to unite its ecosystem by building a device with its partner back to 2010. The Nexus One is the first Nexus device to come out of Google-HTC wedlock. This device is a touchscreen, that too an OLED one However, the phone did not do that well, since the network carriers saw Google as a rival to their business model. This is because Google started selling unlocked the Nexus One directly to customers
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was announced in 2009. The device featured a 4-inch display and was powered by the Snapdragon S1, paired with 384MB of RAM. On the camera front, the X10 offered an 8-megapixel primary sensor with LED flash. It was during these days that Sony has no real competition when it comes to smartphone
Samsung Galaxy S 2010
This is the Galaxy The Samsung Galaxy S is the first Android smartphone in the famous Galaxy S series. The device was offered in more than two dozen variations and was powered by a "Hummingbird" processor alongside PowerVR GPU. Other highlights of the Galaxy S include a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and a VGA selfie camera (a rarity in those days.)
Xiaomi's first phone was released in 2011. The phone was a rebel of sorts and despite packing in the best hardware, it still costed much less than the flagships of those times Not only that, when the Mi 1 was released it received more than 300,000 pre-orders in the first 34 hours, not much different from now? The Xiaomi Mi 1 offered a 4-inch display and was powered by Snapdragon S3. It also marked the debut of Xiaomi's Android-based MIUI platform.
The Galaxy Note series took birth in 2012 and it was reintroduced pen computing, a type of input that was rampant during the Palm devices. Highlights of the first Galaxy Note include a pressure-sensitive Wacom digitizer and note-taking apps The 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display was one of the biggest smartphone displays back in those days. Furthermore, the device used an Exynos system-on-chip that was coupled with 1GB of RAM.
Motorola was one of the first smartphone manufacturers to run on the Android bandwagon. The smartphone manufacturer charted its budget for Android smartphone series The Motorola Moto G redefined budget Android offerings with a 4.5-inch display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. While being a budget device, the Moto G is offered with the Android KitKat box out of the box. Camera specs included a 5-megapixel primary sensor with flash and a 1.3-megapixel selfie camera.
The HTC One M8 was released in 2014. The HTC flagship did so well that the sales number soon kissed 3-5 million units in Q2 the same year. On the hardware front, the HTC One M8 featured a 5-inch FHD display and was powered by a Snapdragon 801. And before we forget, The One M8 was the first smartphone to come with a Ultrapixel camera setup.
Blackberry had just ditched its very own OS and the company planned for an Android-powered smartphone. The Blackberry Priv was offered with a customized Android version and it did not feature the traditional physical QWERTY keyboard that slid under a 5.4-inch display. Other features included a 18-megapixel primary camera and a bucketload of privacy options.
- Google Pixel
Google's attempt to gain a tighter over its Nexus series gave birth to the Pixel. This also meant that we had to bid adieu to the Nexus lineup The first Google Pixel was released in 2016 and sported a 5-inch FHD display. Powering the device was a Snapdragon 821 with 4GB of RAM. Like the Nexus, the Pixel came with the promise of timely Android updates.
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