T-Mobile USA verified this week that G1 Android phone owners downloaded on average more than 40 applications while iPhone users averaged 37.
This may not necessarily be a good thing as it could mean several apps were downloaded then shortly uninstalled or ignored.
Regardless it verifies life in the Android Market as GigaOM provides further G1 stats from Robert Dotson, chief executive of T-Mobile USA, who delivered a keynote speech this week at CTIA in Las Vegas:
- Approximately 1.5 million G1s were ordered since October 2008
- Customers purchasing a G1 from T-Mobile were trading up from a basic handset 50% of the time
- 50% of the G1 customers access Wi-Fi daily
- 80% of G1 owners browse the web at least once a day
- 80% of the people owning a G1 download an Android application at least once a week
- The vast majority of T-Mobile G1 owners use Facebook and YouTube at least once a week
- This all leads to the average G1 T-Mobile customer consuming 50 times the data vs the average voice-centric phone user
So on this FrAppDay Friday here are some new Android apps to increase your data usage:
- Retro Defense is one of the best Android Games with an Awesome UI! Think tower defense game meets retro neon graphics meets Android. Price: Free, $4.99
- Documents To Go offers the ability to View and Edit Microsoft Word & Excel files on your Android phone. Price: Limited Time $19.99 (Regular: $29.99)
- Missed Call is great for notifying you of missed or incoming phone events such as Calls, SMS text, BlueTooth, Calendar and Application services. You can configure the app to notify you based on LED color, Vibration, Sound, etc. Price: Free
- Wuzzle is an Android Word Game that mixes features from popular board games like Boggle and Scrabble in solving word puzzles. The UI is great and offers several playing modes; Open, playing Online and Progressive (the latter offering even more challenge). Price: Free, $1.99
- Sweeter Home is another Android Home or Desktop customization app that offers deeper levels of user customization. Price: Free
Reviews by Antonio Wells, Chief Editor and Founder of www.AndroidTapp.com, an Android App Review website offering unbiased, definitive and concise reviews.
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Some other stats include
100% of g1 users have to carry a charger around with them.
33% of android apps force close.
100% of g1 users have at 1 time or another had to uninstall an app they use to install another app because of lack of space.
These stats are 100% true in my case
This comment is from a guy that needs a mini computer in his pocket.
Yes, but the Android population is currently < 1/10 of the iPhone population, and the Android group are more tech-savvy early-adopters, so this is not surprising, and not representative of what will happen when the typical Android customer is more “ordinary.”
@wardw
Interesting point you made.
In my opinion the opposite would be true as tech savy early adopters rather create or jury rig features they want as opposed to the less tech savy simply installing anything that catches their fancy such as the latest skins or sounds such as the ever so popular fart apps.
I base this opinion on the wealth of money made on simple ring tones that people kept buying over and over for their phones over the last decade.
Curious to see which direction that goes as more Android phones come out that are more for the mass market.
Links for the game Wuzzle:
This is the Wuzzle Product Page
Here is a review on Android Tapp
I’d be curious to know of those that upgraded to Android, would they have done so if the iPhone was also available to them under a TMobile contract?
yes, the iPhone suck balls.
Yes, I cannot stand the iPhone. Great for some but not for me.
Interesting take a look at this article it might help, pass it on and digg.
http://cityofaventurablog.com/2009/04/22/tmobile-aventura-location
Can I download microsoft word for my G1 phone.
If yes how can I do that. If anybody knows how please email me at
Cj.z.pardis143zain@gmail.com
Thanks
pardis, i'm considering getting an android phone myself. I would also like to know this. If you get an answer please email me at forgot86@ymail.com