2005:
Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005.
2007:
Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.
2008:
The first Android-powered phone was sold in October 2008.The HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1 in the United States and parts of Europe, and as the Era G1 in other regions) was a smartphone developed by HTC with Google properties like Maps, Street View, Calender and Search.
Hardware:
3.2-inch screen (320x480), 1150 mAh battery (removable), slide-out physical keyboard, 256 MB internal storage (expandable external storage), 192 RAM, 3.2 megapixel back camera, OS Version 1.0.
2009:
In April 2009 first version of android was launched and named as cupcake, and then Android versions have been developed under a codename and released according to alphabetical order:
- Cupcake (1.5) April 30, 2009
- Donut (1.6) September 15, 2009
- Eclair (2.0–2.1) October 26, 2009
With the OS version 2.0 Eclair, The new Android Device released in market but this time it was not HTC.
The Motorola Droid was the first true Android smartphone to be popular with the masses. Motorola Droid released to Verizon with heavy marketing targeted at what the Droid could do that an iPhone could not, like multi-tasking.After Motorola Droid The "Droid Does" slogan became a most popular part of the geek lexicon and was Motorola's high water mark in the smartphone wars. The Device shipped with the original Android 2.0 "Eclair" version but was quickly updated to a much more stable version in Android 2.1.
Hardware:
3.7-inch screen (480x854), 1400 mAh battery (removable), slide-out keyboard, 512 MB internal storage (expandable external storage), 256 MB RAM, 5 MP back camera, OS Version 2.0-2.1.
Research company Canalys estimated in the second quarter of 2009 that Android had a 2.8% share of worldwide smartphone shipments.
2010:
In 2010, Google launched its Nexus series of devices a line of smartphones and tablets running Android operating system, and built by a manufacturing partner. HTC collaborated with Google to release the first Nexus smartphone, the Nexus One.
The Nexus One was the first Android device to serve as the flagship of the operating system released on January,5 2010 .The One was built by HTC (an altered with HTC's "Sense" skin for its Incredible smartphone) and immediately became the Popular Android smartphone on the market.
The Nexus series has since become known as the "guide" device for new versions of the operating system.The Nexus One also marked an experiment by Google to bypass the carriers and sell directly to consumers through its website. The One was also one of the first Android smartphone to ship with Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality. This experiment did not take among consumers and most subsequent Nexus devices were offered through Google alongside subsidized versions from the likes of AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint. Google did not release a Nexus device for Android 2.2 because Nexus One was capable to update OS from Eclair to Froyo.
Hardware:
3.7-inch screen (480x800), 1400 mAh battery (removable), 512 MB internal storage (expandable), 512 MB RAM, 5 MP back camera, OS Version 2.2 Froyo.
Hardware:
3.7-inch screen (480x800), 1400 mAh battery (removable), 512 MB internal storage (expandable), 512 MB RAM, 5 MP back camera, OS Version 2.2 Froyo.
In the end of the year Decemeber 16, 2010, the new device was released by Samsung Nexus S.It really helped Samsung to rise in the world of smart phones by releasing the series of Samsung galaxy devices.
The Nexus S was the flagship for Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which was the most-used version of the operating system years after its release.
Hardware:
4-inch screen (480x800), 1500 mAh battery (removable), 16 GB internal storage, 512 MB RAM, 5 MP back camera, VGA front camera, OS Version 2.3.
The device was released with new features like Simplified multitasking, tapping Recent Applications in the System Bar allows users to see snapshots of the tasks underway and quickly jump from one application to another and new two pane UI for contacts and email and many more.
Hardware:
10.1-inch screen (800x1280), 6000 mAh battery (non-removable), 32 GB internal storage, 1 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 2 MP front camera.OS version 3.2 Honeycomb.
In November 17, 2011 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was released with the rising company in the smartphones market of that time "Samsung".The device released with this version was Galaxy Nexus.
Ice Cream Sandwich update includes numerous new features.This Version includes refinements in Fonts,includes face unlock feature, ability to access applications from lock screen, hardware acceleration of UI, NFC (Near Field Communication), WIFI-Direct etc.
Hardware:
4.65-inch screen (720x1280), 1750 mAh battery (removable), 16/32 GB internal storage (no external memory), 1 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 1.3 MP front camera, OS version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Hardware:
7-inch screen (800x1280), 4325 mAh battery (non-removable), 8/16/32 GB internal memory (no external memory), 1 GB RAM, 1.2 MP front camera, OS version 4.1 Jelly Bean.
On October 29, 2012 Google announced IO event in New York City, but the event was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Instead of rescheduling the live event, Google announced the new version with a press release, under the slogan "A new flavor of Jelly Bean". Jelly Bean 4.2 the second instance of Jelly Bean (much in the same way that Android 2.0/2.1 were both Eclair).It was debuted with the Nexus 4 mobile device and Nexus 10 Tablet.
The Nexus 4 from LG was released at the end of 2012, many people consider the Nexus 4 to be a superb instance of an Android smartphone, it was criticized for its lack of 4G LTE, of which most new smartphones have included by default. The phone was made available through Google Play store and on T-Mobile.
Hardware:
4.7-inch screen (768x1280), 2100 mAh battery (non-removable), 8/16 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 8 MP back camera, 1.3 MP front camera, OS version 4.2 JellyBean
And the second device released with Jelly Bean 4.2 was Samsung's Nexus 10. Samsung came back to produce the first branded large-screen (8-inches or up) Nexus tablet with the Nexus 10. The tablet was the first large screen to roll out with a flagship Android update since Motorola released the Xoom tablet with the Honeycomb release in February 2011.
The Nexus 10 received mixed-to-favourable reviews:
TechCrunch columnist Drew Olanoff said: Android was a better experience on a tablet than iOS and concluded "Apple has an advantage, but Google is right there on the cusp of something amazing,"
James Rogerson of TechRadar wrote: "Ultimately, other than the price, there's little reason for Apple fans to jump ship to the Nexus 10, equally the Nexus 10 puts up enough of a defence to keep the Android faithful happy."
Hardware:
10-inch screen (2560×1600), 9000 mAh battery (non-removable), 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 1.9 MP front camera, OS version 4.2 JellyBean
On July 24, 2013 Google released Jelly Bean 4.3 under the slogan "An even sweeter Jelly Bean" during an event in San Francisco called "Breakfast with Sundar Pichai". Most Nexus devices received the update within a week, although the 2nd generation Nexus 7 tablet was the first device to officially ship with it. A minor bug fixing update was released on August 22, 2013.
Hardware:
7-inch screen (1920×1200), 3950 mAh battery (non-removable), 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 1.2 MP front camera, OS version 4.3 JellyBean.
On December 5, 2013 Google released version update 4.4.1 with some improvements of camera (auto focus, white balance and HDR+, Loads Google+ photos instead of gallery), Better application compatibility for the experimental ART runtime, and some miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
After four days on December 9, 2014 Google released an other version update 4.4.2 with some basic improvement like security enhancements, bug fixes and Removal of the "App Ops" application permissions control system which was introduced in Android 4.3.
Hardware:
4-inch screen (480x800), 1500 mAh battery (removable), 16 GB internal storage, 512 MB RAM, 5 MP back camera, VGA front camera, OS Version 2.3.
2011:
In February 24, 2011 Android 3.2 Honeycomb was specially released to introduce the tablets interface support in Android but it didn't received good response from market as well as from developers.The only device released with this version was Motorola Xoom.
Hardware:
10.1-inch screen (800x1280), 6000 mAh battery (non-removable), 32 GB internal storage, 1 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 2 MP front camera.OS version 3.2 Honeycomb.
In November 17, 2011 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was released with the rising company in the smartphones market of that time "Samsung".The device released with this version was Galaxy Nexus.
Hardware:
4.65-inch screen (720x1280), 1750 mAh battery (removable), 16/32 GB internal storage (no external memory), 1 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 1.3 MP front camera, OS version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
2012:
2012 was the Lucky year for Android to cover the large amount of market with announcement of releasing tablet device with the most buttery OS Version Jelly Bean.This OS was specially designed with the primary aim of improving the functionality and performance of the user interface.In this version The performance improvement involved "Project Butter", which uses touch anticipation, triple buffering, extended vsync timing and a fixed frame rate of 60 fps to create a fluid and "buttery-smooth" UI.Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was released to the Android Open Source Project on July 9, 2012, and the Nexus 7 tablet, the first tablet to run the most buttery firmware Jelly Bean, was released on July 13, 2012.
7-inch screen (800x1280), 4325 mAh battery (non-removable), 8/16/32 GB internal memory (no external memory), 1 GB RAM, 1.2 MP front camera, OS version 4.1 Jelly Bean.
On October 29, 2012 Google announced IO event in New York City, but the event was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Instead of rescheduling the live event, Google announced the new version with a press release, under the slogan "A new flavor of Jelly Bean". Jelly Bean 4.2 the second instance of Jelly Bean (much in the same way that Android 2.0/2.1 were both Eclair).It was debuted with the Nexus 4 mobile device and Nexus 10 Tablet.
Hardware:
4.7-inch screen (768x1280), 2100 mAh battery (non-removable), 8/16 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 8 MP back camera, 1.3 MP front camera, OS version 4.2 JellyBean
And the second device released with Jelly Bean 4.2 was Samsung's Nexus 10. Samsung came back to produce the first branded large-screen (8-inches or up) Nexus tablet with the Nexus 10. The tablet was the first large screen to roll out with a flagship Android update since Motorola released the Xoom tablet with the Honeycomb release in February 2011.
TechCrunch columnist Drew Olanoff said: Android was a better experience on a tablet than iOS and concluded "Apple has an advantage, but Google is right there on the cusp of something amazing,"
James Rogerson of TechRadar wrote: "Ultimately, other than the price, there's little reason for Apple fans to jump ship to the Nexus 10, equally the Nexus 10 puts up enough of a defence to keep the Android faithful happy."
Hardware:
10-inch screen (2560×1600), 9000 mAh battery (non-removable), 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 1.9 MP front camera, OS version 4.2 JellyBean
2013:
We can say that in 2013 Android takes the Lions share of market.According to the Strategy Analytics estimates Google’s Android platform accounted for 79% of global smartphone OS shipments in the year, It reckons a record 781.2 million smartphones shipped globally running Google’s mobile OS, out of a total of 990 million smartphones.On July 24, 2013 Google released Jelly Bean 4.3 under the slogan "An even sweeter Jelly Bean" during an event in San Francisco called "Breakfast with Sundar Pichai". Most Nexus devices received the update within a week, although the 2nd generation Nexus 7 tablet was the first device to officially ship with it. A minor bug fixing update was released on August 22, 2013.
7-inch screen (1920×1200), 3950 mAh battery (non-removable), 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 5 MP back camera, 1.2 MP front camera, OS version 4.3 JellyBean.
Still, returning to the smartphone market, Android remains head and shoulders above the competition and Google remains the mobile kingpin by reach.After announcing version 4.4 Kitkat on September 3, 2013.The release had long been expected by technology bloggers to be numbered 5.0 and called "Key Lime Pie".
KitKat debuted on Google's Nexus 5 on 31 October 2013, and has been optimised to run on a greater range of devices than earlier Android versions, having 512 MB of RAM as a recommended minimum; those improvements were known as "Project Svelte" internally at Google. The required minimum amount of RAM available to Android is 340 MB, and all devices with less than 512 MB of RAM must report themselves as "low RAM" devices.
Hardware:
4.95-inch screen (1080×1920), 2300 mAh battery (non-removable), 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 8 MP back camera, 1.3 MP front camera, OS version 4.4 Kitkat.
Android 4.4 Kitkat brought the amazing addition and that was new ART Runtime Compiler for apps that was set to replace the aging Dalvik. ART was introduced to provide potential performance boost.
Android operating system had reached a new milestone during the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. With a total base of 211.6 million smartphone units shipped during the quarter, Despite high saturation rates in a number of mature markets, the overall smartphone space grew 39.9% year-over-year in the third quarter.
KitKat debuted on Google's Nexus 5 on 31 October 2013, and has been optimised to run on a greater range of devices than earlier Android versions, having 512 MB of RAM as a recommended minimum; those improvements were known as "Project Svelte" internally at Google. The required minimum amount of RAM available to Android is 340 MB, and all devices with less than 512 MB of RAM must report themselves as "low RAM" devices.
4.95-inch screen (1080×1920), 2300 mAh battery (non-removable), 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM, 8 MP back camera, 1.3 MP front camera, OS version 4.4 Kitkat.
Android 4.4 Kitkat brought the amazing addition and that was new ART Runtime Compiler for apps that was set to replace the aging Dalvik. ART was introduced to provide potential performance boost.
Android operating system had reached a new milestone during the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. With a total base of 211.6 million smartphone units shipped during the quarter, Despite high saturation rates in a number of mature markets, the overall smartphone space grew 39.9% year-over-year in the third quarter.
On December 5, 2013 Google released version update 4.4.1 with some improvements of camera (auto focus, white balance and HDR+, Loads Google+ photos instead of gallery), Better application compatibility for the experimental ART runtime, and some miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
After four days on December 9, 2014 Google released an other version update 4.4.2 with some basic improvement like security enhancements, bug fixes and Removal of the "App Ops" application permissions control system which was introduced in Android 4.3.
