Samsung accounts for 1/3 of Android shipments worldwide?

By Matthew Chung on 01/04/2011, filed in Home > CellPhones

We recently noticed that Samsung had achieved its lofty target of selling 10 million Galaxy S phones in 2010, which is definitely worthy of praise. Now reports are in that the Korean company actually accounts for about 1/3 of all Android shipments worldwide. Of course, the Galaxy S isn’t the only Android-powered device from the company as there are other devices such as the Galaxy 5 and Galaxy 3 in the mix too. These figures aren’t official, but if it’s even close to the actual sales figures, it does put some interesting perspective on the whole thing, pointing out how important Samsung is to the growth and adoption of Google’s Android. Of course, competitors such as HTC will play a big part in the battle against iOS and Windows, and we’re hoping that it will spur more innovation.

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Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Google: Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

Samsung: Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

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