Android leads smartphones
Samsung Galaxy makes an impact
Smartphones running Google's Android software were the top seller among consumers in the United States in the second quarter, industry tracker NPD said on Wednesday according to Reuters. Android accounted for one-third of all smartphones purchased in the April-June period, with Research in Motion's BlackBerry sliding to second place for the first time since 2007 while Apple Inc's iPhone was in third place. Meanwhile, Samsung's Galaxy S, which was launched on July 25 in Bangladesh made quite an entrance. The slim 9.9 mm Galaxy S runs Google`s Android 2.1 operating system and has a 4-inch super AMOLED screen that will show clear and bright display along with 1GHZ powerful processor will make abundant applications run faster. HD video recording and many more features all are just waiting to be explored. Samsung Galaxy S has made a significant success from its global launching and is highly acclaimed by Fortune and other telecommunication firms that it can be the 'only smartphone' to compete with Apple's iPhone. According to sources, already Galaxy S has signed agreements to supply to 110 mobile carriers in 100 countries and this figure strikingly surpasses the number of countries where Apple's iPhone was launched (84 countries). In addition, for the first time in US mobile market history, Galaxy S will be launched to all four US mobile operators at the same time. Kanghyun Lee, managing director of Samsung Electronics Dhaka during the launch mentioned that Samsung will lead the mobile technology leadership with Galaxy S & Wave. Samsung also introduced 'WAVE' in Bangladesh market.
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