Soul Brothers: Samsung and Android - 2 Sep 2010 - by gins
At the end of August I wrote about the ascendancy of Android, focusing on handset vendors, mobile operators, and application developers. Samsung's recent successes confirm this trend. Today, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab, possibly the most competitive tablet to the iPad. Looking at the hardware specs alone, it surpasses the iPad in many ways and is quite compelling for those not locked into the icosystem. At least for the moment, Samsung and Android truly are soul brothers.
And recently, Bloomberg took a comprehensive look at Samsung's goals, including topping $400B in revenue by 2020. Yes, that's 400 with a 'B'. Intelligently, they pin their future to the likes of Apple, Google, and Facebook, riding the crest of the smartphone wave and the digitization of the home. And I'll admit, that after Apple, I've probably got more Samsung gear around the house than that by any other vendor. Here in the Valley that says a lot.
While it is clear that Samsung has mastered the manufacture of stunningly beautiful displays (especially if you don't go outside lol, can see AMOLED in sunlight) and their phones and platforms are getting better. Bada is surprisingly good (although perhaps long term doomed to second fiddle status even at Samsung) and Samsung is doing a great job reaching out to developers. Their devices are increasingly well built, they feel like quality pieces in the hand and for the most part, work well.
ReplyDeleteFor the most part.
I have a Samsung Epic, full qwerty Galaxy S variant wiht Super AMOLED screen, 1 Ghz Hummingbird CPU etc etc. Great phone, except the GPS, which is somewhere between broken and crippled.