We are used to seeing the data on the evolution of the fragmentation en Android with the statistics of Google on the percentages of users who use each of its updates, observing very closely the small progress that Mountain View is making to achieve a minimum of homogeneity, but to what extent is a substantial improvement possible with about 20.000 different devices?
The fragmentation of the Android device market in a graph
The data has been provided by the consultant OpenSignal: in 2014 they would have already seen the light 18.769 dispositivos different and, in case anyone is curious to know the rate at which this figure has been growing and at which we can expect it to continue to do so in the coming years, in August of last year they were "only" 11.868 dispositivos. That is, we not only already had more than 10.000 devices Android in 2013, but in just one year their number has increased by about 60%. It is true that the market for Tablets, undoubtedly responsible for much of this growth, is beginning to approach its ceiling, according to analysts, but if we take into account the explosion in the SmartWatch and wIt seems that there is a new engine with enormous growth potential to continue the expansion.
Samsung's dominance
Of course, not all of those almost 19.000 devices or their manufacturers are of equal importance and, as any hobbyist of technology and gadgets knows well, Samsung is the company with the largest market share (43% according to these estimates), in addition, of course, to having made an important contribution to that figure of the total number of devices with Android as an operating system, thanks to this strategy of launching endless variants to fill all possible gaps in the market. The graphics presented by this consultancy are really interesting to represent both the incredible fragmentation of this market, and the dominance of Samsung smartphones.
Source: ubergizmo.com