Android Activations hit 1.5 million per day says Schmidt

Not that any of us Android lovers are surprised, but it is a nice thing to hear. Eric Schmidt is talking at the Dive into Mobile conference and has confirmed some great numbers for the platform  According to Schmidt, Android is gaining 1.5 million device activation’s every day. That is a whole lot of people getting in on the Android action. It is great to see the number still increasing, even though the rate has slowed a bit. He also lets us know that they are on track to have 1 billion total devices out in the world soon. Which a 250 million jump from Larry Pages figures detailed last month.

Schmidt also talked about some things that would hep spur on more growth. Pricing is definitely on their mind, and device for the $100 price point is something that Google will be hitting quickly. Could we assume a new Nexus tablet at Google I/O that is $99? Quit possibly. I doubt it would be a phone, to many radios and tech are needed in phones still.

With carriers like T-Mobile  shaking things up a bit and giving customers a great way to buy new devices that they might have otherwise not been able to afford, and Verizon looking to do something similar, I think Android is going to really pick up some steam again. Especially when the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4 finally hit the market. One has to wonder though, if Google pushes the prices down to $100, with quality drop, or will we start seeing fewer options. Personally, I wouldn’t mind a straight 7 inch tablet with a descent screen resolution  dual core chip and nice sized battery that only had Wi-Fi. I mean, no cameras, no Bluetooth, no extras at all. Maybe and HDMI out port, but with Google TV and phones doing all that, I don’t need my tablet to do it too.

Via AndroidHeadlines