A long time ago everyone talked about these brands, today nobody remembers them.
One of the advantages of Android phones over their direct competition, Apple’s iPhone, is the immense catalog of products at our disposal.
That is, regardless of our tastes, the use that we are going to give the smartphone and especially the purchasing power that we have, there is an Android smartphone for each of us.
This also means that there are hundreds of brands of Android smartphones on the market. Some famous like Samsung, Xiaomi or Huawei and others not so well known. There are also brands that have been fundamental pillars in the history of Android and whose presence in the market today is anecdotal. Do you remember all of them?
HTC
The HTC One M8 is one of the most beautiful smartphones
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We started with what was once one of the most important brands on the Android scene and without it we could not understand the current success of this operating system.
However and despite all the good that HTC has given Android and the magnificent terminals produced, the current state of the Taiwanese firm is quite complicated to the point that on more than one occasion it has been rumored that the firm is about to disappear completely.
Know more: HTC will try to “resurrect” its mobiles with 5G and virtual reality
Sony
Regardless, Sony phones are really cool
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The Japanese company is another of those brands that have made Android so popular. While your situation is not identical to HTC’s, The truth is that Sony’s mobile division is not going through its best moment.
A few months ago the president of Sony Mobile gave a complete interview about the future of the company and although the sales figures seem not to match, Everything indicates that we have Sony phones for a while.
BlackBerry
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Before Android became the most widely used mobile operating system, a firm ruled the world of smart phones with an iron hand. Born as a company for business people, BlackBerry soon became a desired brand for millions of teens from all over the world.
The problem came with the irruption of Android and above all because of the inability of BlackBerry to adapt to the new needs of consumers, which caused its downfall and practically its disappearance. The company opted for Android too late and now no one remembers it.
LeEco
Surely more than one of you will not know LeEco but it was from one of the most noisy Chinese firms a few years ago. Before the arrival of firms like Xiaomi or Realme that have popularized Chinese phones to unsuspected limits, this market was a lottery.
LeEco stood out for “interesting” performance terminals at really competitive prices. However, LeEco succumbed to the aforementioned firms and it is that today stand out in the market of the low or medium range really complicated.
Acer
The Acer Liquid Jade, beautiful on the outside but uninteresting on the inside …
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Acer is one of the best known computer firms and although you may not know it, it has also tried to gain a foothold in the mobile market. A major bulge in Andro4all we got to analyze some of its devices, such as the Acer Liquid Jade, with not very satisfactory results.
What was said. Firms like Xiaomi or Realme reign in the mid / low-end market, so dealing with these brands is very complicated. Of course Acer didn’t get it.
Meizu
Before Chinese firms were known outside of their borders, Meizu was one of the most powerful companies in the sector. Known initially for its MP3 and MP4 players, Meizu, unlike Xiaomi, never knew how to connect with the audience.
The result? From being one of the most promising firms in the sector, to remain in the most absolute oblivion.
ZTE
Something similar happened to ZTE to Meizu. A firm that promised but failed to take advantage of its initial success. We all know the story. Xiaomi arrived and ended all competition.
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