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Comment by JoachimSchipper | Hacker News Reader

Just an observation: I believe I would strongly prefer a timeline, like

    iPhone 3 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
    iPhone 4          |||||||||||||||||||||||||
    Nexus one     ||||||||||----||||-------
    Other ph.   ||||||||||||--------

This would make several things much clearer (e.g. what's the uptake of 2.3? Have Android manufacturers gotten better or worse?)

Still, interesting.

EDIT: Just FYI, at 47 minutes this has 9 points.

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I actually originally started doing it that way, but thought it was more relevant vis a vis release date than calendar date. I do intend to include that when I finish doing all of the phones. (Yes, I'm a bit OCD :) ).

Google apparently says less than 50% are on Gingerbread, despite way more than 50% of Android phones having been sold since 2.3 shipped.

I do think manufacturers might have gotten a bit better, but I guess we'll see. That's one of the reasons I want to do the next 6 months or so of phones.

Motorola is notoriously bad it looks like. It's a pitty you don't list many Samsung phones. They churn out devices, but don't do a lot of updates.

That's every Samsung phone released in the US through mid-2010. I do intend to keep at it and add more. (& yes, Motorola does appear to be particularly bad)

Yeah, the European marketshare is a little different: Motorola releases few of their devices in The Netherlands (more in Germany & UK), but Samsung has a very high market share here.

You can find the breakdown here.

http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-ve...

Currently 45% are on 2.2 with 2.3 approaching around 39%.

If you're coming to the chart to see how well a manufacturer supports their products, the current layout is best. If you're trying to understand the history of phone releases and their current state, your suggestion might be best. I prefer the current layout.

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