But all that changed with the formation of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) on this very day back in 2007. Spearheaded by Google, this was an initiative to develop and promote the adoption of Android as a viable, open smartphone platform. Alcatel Mobile TCL was one of the members of the Open Handset Alliance via its licensing of the Alcatel brand. HTCThe long-running phone maker released the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) in late 2008, which was the first commercially available Android phone. Speaking of Lenovo, the Chinese brand has been a fixture in the Android phone space since 2011.

Source: The Nation November 05, 2021 20:00 UTC