The numbers are small in comparison to iPhone 4 numbers, but Android phones can never reach the peak of an iPhone because, unlike the iPhone which sells at most two variations annually, Android phones come from a number of manufacturers and in a myriad of varieties and form factors.
That has proven to be both a strength and a weakness, particularly with regards to the much-criticized fragmentation of the OS. At the same time, however, Android phones, by some research firms' estimates have overtaken iPhones globally, as well as in the U.S.
Following the successful launch of the Galaxy S, Samsung played off the name with the Galaxy Tab tablets which, although running a non-tablet-optimized version of Android, have also seen success.
Samsung has been public in its desire to become the number one mobile manufacturer globally.
