Comments on: Motorola To Develop Module To Help Make 3G Phones More Awesome

By: Perry Weidig

Perry Weidig — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:37:11 +0000

My ipod touch 1G is a essential iPod, Personal digital assistant and alot more, and even has has been from the time I discovered it. It also operate the current iPod system software program, and also any iphone app I want it to operate. I’m working with it to leave this remark at the moment. I’d point out it really is a lot more when compared with simply an “excellent hobbyist system” — it really is an superb iPod

By: Derrick

Derrick — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:17:21 +0000

They should probably throw Europe’s 3G frequencies in there too.

By: ItsMichaelNotMike

ItsMichaelNotMike — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:06:12 +0000

Newspeak good points, we shall see. Do you have any facts to support your statement that Droid is selling well? I see the opposite. Just because someone likes the Droid and will jump on it if it comes to T-Mobile does not mean its overall sales numbers are good.

The Droid sold about 250,000 units its first week. Although I don’t like talking about the iPhone, as I recall it sold about 1.6 million units its first week. And the myTouch sold a paltry 60,000 units its debut week. (Part of the Droid’s sales numbers can be attributed to its successful ad campaign, that Verizon has spent $100 million to bring the Droid to our attention. That’s some serious coin for a product debut.)

In any event, while I don’t like Samsung, all that matters is sales and market share. Again, if one dislikes Samsung handsets, that has nothing to do with company standing.

In the third quarter of 09 Samsung shipped 60.2 million units for a whopping 20 percent global market share. For 09 its predicted Samsung will ship over 200 million units. (That’s about right for 1 billion total handset sales for 09).

That’s why I say Samsung is on top and Droid is not doing well.

As to OS issues, Motorola is just as guilty as Samsung when it comes to variations of Android being installed on phones. That’s called OS fragmentation. With Android, being open sourced, it was only a matter of time before the manufacturers and carriers came out with differing versions of Android in an attempt to differentiate and standout from the crowded market I mentioned.

You day Samsung is not willing to commit to the platform. To that I ask “what is the platform you are talking about?”

First, there’s different versions of the “base” or “vanilla” Android OS (Cupcake, Éclair, Donut). There’s an issue on whether or not one Android OS will work on another. For example, the Hero build is not made for the G1. A G1 owner cannot say he or she likes the Hero version of Android and install it. Sidenote: If Microsoft had so many different versions of a base OS there would be criticism suffered to no end.

Then there’s various user interfaces (shells) that each manufacturer installs in an attempt to say “our phone is different. Motorola is gambling on its Motoblur (an “OS” that emphasizes ease of use with social sites).

So even if there was a supposed lack of dedication to a platform or OS, I would say that everyone is guilty of that, even T-Mobile if you include the European market where it sells different versions of Android over what’s available in the U. S.

Thanks for listening.

By: Acsteffy87

Acsteffy87 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:30:42 +0000

in other words, No

By: Acsteffy87

Acsteffy87 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:30:16 +0000

if you have the drivers for that chip then ya, but otherwise the device wont know how to talk to the new 3G chip

By: sikkboy

sikkboy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:01:53 +0000

Theoretically, would it be possible to remove a radio chip from a 3G T-Mobile phone, open up an iPhone, and install said radio chip into the iPhone? I’m not technical, so please bear with me, this is an honest question. Would that be AT ALL possible?

By: Miguel

Miguel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:28:59 +0000

Well this is another win for Motorola, since I’m assuming all their phones will have it as well. I can see how other companies would jump on board, since they can manufacture one unit and market it to both U.S. major GSM carriers. Look at all the confusion the Sony Experia is generating with which bands it contains.

rofl @ the guy who said Samsung will control the Android market next January-February!

By: newspeak

newspeak — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:36 +0000

i am sorry but samsung is making the most lackluster shitty android phones…they have shown no will to commit to the platform at all and now they have their own competing smartphone os to boot

when the dust settles its definatly not going to be samsung standing at the top of the heap…the numbers so far for the droid are very good and as soon as it hits tmo (crossing my fingers) i am jumping on it

oh and if moto’s radios end up in most phones thats def a win for consumers

By: podstolom

podstolom — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:37:10 +0000

It’s about freakin’ time. Qualcom should have done this in their Gobi chip by now. I want a T-Mo HSPA-enabled chip in my netbook. I hope the next version of Gobi handles AWS.

By: ItsMichaelNotMike

ItsMichaelNotMike — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:30:30 +0000

I’m sorry to retort, but what recent success of the Droid? Droid is mostly a me-too product and the final numbers will disappoint. For example, see that sales through the Verizon channel have moderated significantly since the launch.

In fact, the launch was somewhat like an over-hyped movie that does well on opening weekend, but then falls flat once excitement dwindles.

In January-Feb, when the holiday dust settles, Motorola’s offerings (CLIQ included) will be largely undifferentiated in an increasingly crowded Android lineup, in which Samsung will be declared the winner.

Assuming the iPhone launch through Verizon in 2010, this will completely take the air out of the Motorola story simply because, IMHO, people are so blinded by the iPhone name.