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.

Comments

Too much variety?

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I agree that having options will help the Android market, but when you hit this many options I think you start to scare off a certain amount of the potential customers. One of the things Apple have going for them is the simplification of products. There are four iPod models, five if you count the phone, and they each serve noticeably different roles. Look at the laptops - there are four models, and very few configurable options per model. Compared to Dell who has effectively FIFTEEN starting points when shopping for a laptop for _home_, not to mention the 'business' store http://www.dell.com/home/laptops . Then you have to configure the bugger!

I've helped friends and family pick out computers in the past and they ALL say that the Dell website is overwhelming and there are too many options. You could spend an hour just trying to figure out what type of laptop you want. If you go to the Apple website you pick cheap, expensive, or lightweight, then crank up the memory and enter your credit card number.

Personally I prefer the options, but I don't think that is the case with the general populous.