Being one of the most popular OS running on a smartphone, Android indeed captured the hearts of the many. Almost everyday, we read rumors and releases of new android phone offerings. But which of these devices grabbed the crown for popularity last year? Is your phone in the list? Here's some input from Antutu.
In case you're not familiar, AnTuTu Benchmark is one of the most prominent benchmarking application for Android smartphones and tablets. Here's their link on Google Play: AnTuTu Benchmark. Techie guys use it to measure the performance of their mobile devices. The CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage are put to test and scores are tallied afterwards. The scores are then compared to other devices for your assessment. Helpful isn't it? Specially if you'll be buying a new phone, tweaking it, or just bragging with its speed.
As seen in the graph, Xiaomi 4 got the number 1 spot. It was a great year for them indeed. Xiaomi came to our country early in the second half last year bringing the Mi 3 and then the Redmi 1s. Slowly but surely, our fellow Filipinos were acquainted with the brand and liked it. In the chart, Xiaomi mi 4 have topeed due to many users in China. We'll not be seeing it soon as Mi Philippines said in their FB page, instead the newly annoXiaomi Note will come soon in Q2.
Samsung, of course, is present in the chart with four devices on the list -- Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S4. Asus ZenFone5, which is also commonly seen in our country, is at top 5.
Meanwhile, four devices retained their positions in the top 10 from the year 2013. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 increased in rank, Xiaomi Mi 3 retained its position, Google Nexus 5 and Galaxy S4 managed to cling with its abundant market share.
The report from AnTuTu also feature top smartphones on specific countries:
-China: Xiaomi smartphones
-HongKong: Samsung Note series
-Taiwan: Asus ZenFone and HTC One
-US: Samsung Note 4, s5, One Plus
-Russia: Google Nexus 5
-Korea: Note 4, LG G3
-Germany: S5
-India: Redmi 1s, Mi3 and ZenFone 5
-Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam: ZenFone 5
Notice the top three phones in India. These devices are also the most popular ones brought in to our shores by Xiaomi. Other asian countries such as Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam got Asus ZenFone 5 in the first spot.
For some people, smartphone popularity is a factor on buying a new phone. It may indicate great customer support, wide range of accessories and of course pleasing performance for a daily driver smartphone. But many of us may wish to see our country's most popular android smartphone report with local players on the list.
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