50+ Android Phones Expected In Near Future

wiseandroid writes "It's not even a year ago that the HTC Dream G1 became the first Android enabled phone to be released publicly (on October 22nd, 2008) and now we have listed more than 50 Android phones expected in the near future." Of the 51 phones on this list, 12 (from nine manufacturers) are currently available.

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Re:Why?

[sootman]

Thank you for half-answering my question. Now, does anyone know, do these handsets really have that much variety? Aw, fuckit, I'll find out for myself by searching for each one in Google Images.
HTC Click - Fiesta - Tattoo --- big touchscreen slider, physical keyboard
HTC Desire 6200 - October --- unknown
HTC Dragon - Zoom 2 --- only screenshots, looks like a big touchscreen
HTC Dream - T-Mobile G1 --- big touchscreen slider, physical keyboard
HTC Hero - G2 Touch --- big touchscreen, looks like non-sliding, no physical keyboard
HTC Lancaster --- big touchscreen slider, physical keyboard
HTC Leo --- big touchscreen something, maybe flips open like a tiny laptop?
HTC Magic - Sapphire - T-Mobile myTouch 3G - Google Ion - Dopod A6188 --- small-ish (Pre-sized?) touchscreen non-slider, no physical keyboard
HTC Passion --- big touchscreen, possibly non-sliding with no physical keyboard.
HTC Predator --- big touchscreen, possibly non-sliding with no physical keyboard.

So, um, yeah. Back to my original question: why? If I were a manufacturer I'd make at MOST three models: huge with everything, a slightly budget version, and one that is physically small. MAYBE the two bigger ones would be available with and without keyboards. Still, even that only takes us to five models. Are the other five a repeat of this but sans phone? That's what I'd really like to see--a non-phone Android device. Play media, browse the Web, maybe be an eBook reader too.

PS: rats, I miscounted the first time around. I missed one of the HTCs. They offer 10 models, not 9. So OVER HALF of these 51 new phones come from just three companies. Again I say, WTF??!?