31.8 Million Android Devices will be Sold in 2013
According to the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC), smartphones equipped with Android will reach 6.5 million units in 2009 and grow to 31.8 million units in 2013. Also, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for Android phones will be significantly higher than the overall CAGR for smartphone shipments. Overall shipments of Android-equipped products, which include PC-like products and portable and residential devices, will reach 126 million units in 2013.
According to MIC, the increasing number of Android products and the variety of hardware specifications will lead to program-related problems. This will lower the willingness of developers to make investments and limit the performance application programs.
The Android Market’s 13,000 available applications lag the Apple App Store’s 85,000 total. But if Google accelerates the promotion of paid download programs in other regional markets, MIC says, it might significantly increase the willingness of application service developers to invest and rapidly increase the number of application programs to attract more users.
