A presentation that describes how android has been dominate for the several years that it has been in existence.

1. Android the leading OS worldwide-Yes or No ?
BY UDEAN MBANO

2. Topics
• What is Android
• Android on the market and competitors
• Categories that distinguish the platform
• Cross mobile platform development
• Conclusion
• Reference List

3. What is Android
• Mobile operating system made by American
company; Google seven years ago.
• Installed on a variety of devices , smartphones and
tablets from a host of manufacturers.(Samsung
Galaxy,Huawei,Sony)
• Services access like Search, YouTube, Maps, Gmail
and more. (Computer)
• Versions are in numerical code and named or
themed after sweets and desserts

4. Android Versions

5. Android on the market and competitors
• 282.8 million out of 341.5 million (82.8%)
smartphone shipments in 2015 Q2.
• Competitors IOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry
• Dominate growth at the expense of
iOS(13.9%),Windows
Phone(2.6%),Blackberry(0.3%) and others(0.4%)
• Contributors #1 Samsung Galaxy(Galaxy S6 and
S6 Edge), Huawei, Xiaomi and ZTE

6. Smartphone Shipment Table

7. Categories that distinguish the platforms
• For the customer to select a smartphone there
are categories that assist in a particular choice.
• Android 5.0 dominates with a score 8 out of
20.IOS(6),Windows Phone(1),5 ties.
• These are affordability ,interface ,alt app stores
,battery life , customizability, rooting, maps
• Calls & Messaging ,Email, Camera ,Cloud
Services, photo backup, Connectivity

8. Cross mobile platform development
• Android is great for cross mobile platform
development.
• Development of apps becomes more easier.
• Apps become richer, better user experience,
simplicity
• Popular IDE`s Visual Studio 2015 , Xamarin
,PhoneGap, Appcelerator Titanium

9. Conclusion
• Yes , Android is the leading OS worldwide with
the largest number of shipments.
• Used on a number of devices Huawei , Sony,
Samsung ,etc.
• Better with a large number of categories 8/20.
• Better in terms of cross platform compatibility
with simplicity and efficiency

10. Reference List
• Hill,S.,2014,viewed16October2015,DigitalTrends,URL:http:/
/www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-smartphone-os/
• IDC,2015, Smartphone OS Market Share,2015
Q2,Viewed16October2015,http://www.idc.com/prodserv/s
martphone-os-market-share.jsp
• VisualStudio,2015,viewed16October2015,Microsoft,URL:ht
tps://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/features/mobile-app-
development-vs.aspx
• Sonmez,J.,2013, Which Cross Platform Mobile
Development Platform Should You Choose, viewed 16
October2015,http://simpleprogrammer.com/2013/07/01/c
ross-platform-mobile-development/