The fragmentation is increasingly present in Android
Fragmentation is a problem present in Android devices almost since its launch. Are too many types of equipment and the efforts of brands to keep up to date tends to be too high to be maintained.
A study by OpenSignal came to prove something we all know, but now brought concrete data on Android universe and all its existing equipment.
The OpenSignal is a company that provides a software evaluation of network conditions, not only wifi but also 3 and 4G.
In this application OpenSignal also collects data provide users collect after allowing for the sharing of data with other users, creating maps of coverage and signal quality.
From the data collected is also present models of devices and operating system versions in use, which enabled a detailed picture of the Android universe and of which it is composed.
The data, as mentioned before, are not unknown nor a surprise, but they can materialize something we all know.
From the data collected OpenSignal attended by nearly 19 thousand kinds of different Android devices. Are 19 000 models of different brands that need to be maintained and updated to the latest versions of Android.
This figure also shows the acceptance that Android has, not only among consumers but also among manufacturers .
From the data collected the equipment that stood out through its presence was the Samsung Galaxy S III, followed by the rest of the Galaxy family with multiple devices. This figure shows clearly the success that this brand has among Android users.
From the list of brands that have more distinct devices, Samsung continues to stand out with a presence of around 43%. Immediately followed by LG, Sony, Motorola and Huawei.
This value Samsung is not strange because the brand can have 12 devices in the first 13 places in the list of devices.
Of course the comparison with other systems is inevitable and iOS is the foundation that is more often used. In this case it is justified because it is the only platform where the additional OpenSignal is present.
The presence of so many different Android devices and the effort required to keep current leads to that existing Android versions are disparate and poorly concentrated. It is still very important to see that KitKat already have a utilization of around 21%.
Of course, compared to 91% of iOS 7, any number of Android is light years, proving once again to too much fragmentation that exists in this operating system.
The numbers presented by OpenSignal show that Android and Google in particular need invest more in standardizing its operating systems, leading brands to upgrade their equipment faster and with greater consistency.
These data are only a small sample of what is the reality that can be found, but that is very clearly what the Android universe
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