New Google Android mobile operating system-based phones are coming fast.
After news less than a week ago of the second Android phone to be launched in Australia, reports suggest that Lenovo is preparing to launch a Android-based phone called “OPhone” on China Mobile’s network.
Lenovo Ophone Android Phone
Given these (iPhone, Android, Symbian) developments, it is becoming very clear that developing a proprietary handset operating system is essential for dominance of the mobile Internet market in China. At the moment, China Mobile is in a comparatively weak position without its own operating system. With its own operating system, China Mobile will be able to commission customized phones from handset makers and keep its hand strong in negotiations over profit sharing. There is even the possibility that China Mobile may move into manufacturing handsets itself.
The handset is designed to operate on a Chinese Open /mobile system that is a SCDMA 3G standard found only in China. Other than a nice pic and the fact that it will never come to America, not many details are available.
China has the largest number of cellphone users in the world. But Apple has been struggling to ink a deal with China Mobile to bring the iPhone to China. So far, the company has made little headway.
The OPhone, which runs Android operating system customized to China Mobile’s network, could fill that gap for customers longing for an iPhone-like gadget.
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