HTC's Profit Growth Powered By Android

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It’s obvious that HTC is slowly becoming one of the largest phone manufacturers in the world, and the latest business week report indicates it is almost certainly thanks to Android. The chart above was created by Business Insider. The sales from devices like the Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, and more, comes together to give them a little more than three times the profit margins they saw before.

What do you think of HTC’s place in the Android world? Do you think they are the best Android phone maker in the world?

[FONT=&quot]Source (Android’s Impact on HTC Visualized | Android Phone Fans)[/FONT]

 

[aRsTwiX]

I think with the phones they have coming out, HTC is falling behind.

I mean... TB?
Evo on Verizon?

Evo is like a year old...
And then the next gen D Inc isn't LTE...

Get with it HTC!

 

[jroc]

Looks like once the Incredible came it was no turning back...wow.

Looking good HTC...looking good. And they have some WP7 phones out too?

 

[kodiak799]

I look at those soaring profits and selfishly say...give us better phones or make them cheaper so we can upgrade every 6-12 months.

 

[Amagine]

No offense, but I would like to see HTC somehow slow down the cycle. Maybe to something like Apple's one a year. HTC builds probably the best unlocked hardware. I say this because in truth if Moto didn't lock their stuff, HTC wouldn't have a thought on my brain.

but if they do slow down. Build stuff that's damn near revolutionary...

 

[kodiak799]

No offense, but I would like to see HTC somehow slow down the cycle. Maybe to something like Apple's one a year. HTC builds probably the best unlocked hardware. I say this because in truth if Moto didn't lock their stuff, HTC wouldn't have a thought on my brain.

but if they do slow down. Build stuff that's damn near revolutionary...

Most people are on a 2-yr upgrade cycle. How long you going to wait after 2 years? I think people tend to grab the latest tech, so to keep competitive you almost have to come out with a new phone every 4 months.

 

[Amagine]

No offense, but I would like to see HTC somehow slow down the cycle. Maybe to something like Apple's one a year. HTC builds probably the best unlocked hardware. I say this because in truth if Moto didn't lock their stuff, HTC wouldn't have a thought on my brain.

but if they do slow down. Build stuff that's damn near revolutionary...

Most people are on a 2-yr upgrade cycle. How long you going to wait after 2 years? I think people tend to grab the latest tech, so to keep competitive you almost have to come out with a new phone every 4 months.

honestly... 6 months is pretty reasonable. 3 months (as it averages now) is pretty absurd. If the new models were in different classes, like say the EVO and the EVO shift... that's one thing. But when you have a replacement in the rumor mill for a flagship phone when the flagship hasn't hit open waters yet.. your killing your possible margin....

 

[kodiak799]

honestly... 6 months is pretty reasonable. 3 months (as it averages now) is pretty absurd. If the new models were in different classes, like say the EVO and the EVO shift... that's one thing. But when you have a replacement in the rumor mill for a flagship phone when the flagship hasn't hit open waters yet.. your killing your possible margin....

6 months would be good, but VZW would probably have to lead that. Problem as I see it, marginally better hardware comes out almost every month, and in 3-4 months a phone struggles to compete in the top-tier.

It's further complicated by all the different combinations of screen size and w/wo physical keyboard.

Ultimately the solution is made-to-order phones. In the interim, I'd like to see the keyboard offered as an optional accessory (detachable).

 

[bazar6]

I've honestly hardly ever played with an HTC phone; only twice to put a non-market app on a co-workers evo4G. But I think I may be a contribution to the profits when April-May comes and my 2 year upgrade is available, because like one of the first responses here, I don't like how Moto is locking down and bloating their phones.

 

[Yakuzagang5]

i love how the picture shows that reason they started doing good was because of the nexus one... the nexus one barely sold at all lol