Evolution of hardware features in Android phones over time

I was curious about how certain hardware features have changed on Android phones over the years, so I thought I could graph it out since I couldn't find any. I used GSMArena since its advanced search is pretty useful to see the number of phones released that fit certain conditions. It would be better to track sales numbers instead of models produced, but that information is harder to track. Smartwatches and tablets are excluded.

First, [here's a graph of the percentage of Android phones release...

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What Does Sony, HTC, or LG Need to Do?

Besides marketing, what do these OEMs need to do be more competitive in countries like the US? From my experience, they have all been making quality phones for years but are largely ignore. Only LG and ASUS have headphone jack, with only the former supercharging it with the Quad DAC. Sony has included 4K HDR display in their phone for years, use a pretty stock skin, and actually update their phones. HTC U12+, I believe in one of the best phones in past few years but has no chance. And the latter...

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'Reddit Requests' show the sorry state of Google Support - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2019/08/15/comment-reddit-requests-google-support/

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Experience 5G on Moto Z2 force with the 5G moto mod
https://blog.motorola.com/2019/08/15/experience-5g-on-moto-z2force-with-the-5g-moto-mod/

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BLOCKS wearable is finally gone

I received [this](https://imgur.com/3LTeYFn) email this morning. I'm assuming it's legitimate, but haven't actual checked it out yet. It's about time we get our money back. That was such an epic black hole of failure. Great concept at launch, but ridiculously terrible execution....

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Oppo Reno 2 to launch this month, complete with 20x zoom, quad cameras
https://www.androidauthority.com/oppo-reno-2-1019631/

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New play store UI

[Library page](https://i.imgur.com/o4BpCtA.png)

[Updates page](https://i.imgur.com/WkI1eMT.png)

[Main screen](https://i.imgur.com/FKvNpO2.png)

Woke up to this today. I feel it's pretty refreshing. Opinions?...

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[Benchmark] ROG Phone 2 vs Black Shark 2 Pro vs Red Magic 3 - Game FPS Test
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Redmi K20 Pro Review: ‘Flagship Killer’ Reimagined
https://www.xda-developers.com/redmi-k20-pro-xiaomi-mi-9t-pro-review-flagship/

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Keeping this in 2019 - HTC "Hold the Crown"

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvjDtaCkacQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvjDtaCkacQ)

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A true sign of the end for HTC, when someone thought it would be best to make a song for the One M8....

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Motorola’s One Action tries to stuff a GoPro into a smartphone
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/16/20807264/motorola-one-action-camera-gopro-smartphone-budget-release-date-pricing-features

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Huawei Mate X Delayed Until November, Mate X2 Coming in 2020
https://www.techradar.com/news/huawei-mate-x-release-date-pushed-to-november-but-next-version-may-even-more-screens

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The new HTC Wildfire X isn't actually an HTC
https://phandroid.com/2019/08/14/the-new-htc-wildfire-x-isnt-actually-an-htc/#.XVbiNnp1SI8.reddit

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Huawei gets caught up in China territory controversy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49366177

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Notebookcheck: Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (Redmi K20 Pro) Review
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Mi-9T-Pro-Redmi-K20-Pro-Smartphone-Review-Not-another-Mi-9-with-a-pop-up-camera.428552.0.html

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Motorola G8 images show a display with no notch or punch hole
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_g8_images_show_a_display_with_no_notch_or_punch_hole-news-38653.php

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"Bad News: Bachelor Nation’s Mike Johnson Is an Android Guy"... Was a whole article necessary for this, just to shame someone for using something that you hate because you love to jump on hate bandwagons?
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/amp28722112/mike-johnson-bachelor-android/

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Google Play app store accused of anti-gay bias
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49369122

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Google Play Books announces new experimental features
https://blog.google/products/google-play/play-books-new-experimental-features/

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I Took The New Huawei Watch GT Active To A Mountaintop To Figure Out Why It Even Exists
https://goat.com.au/technology/i-took-a-brand-new-smartwatch-to-the-top-of-a-mountain-to-figure-out-why-we-even-have-them/

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FIH's H1 report confirms HMD Global is in a round of financing, with Multi-ODM strategy giving results
https://nokiamob.net/2019/08/17/fihs-h1-report-confirms-hmd-global-is-in-a-round-of-financing-with-multi-odm-strategy-giving-results/

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