2009 Smartphone Roadmap

As 2008 draws to an end we thought we would go ahead and share our unofficial 2009 Smartphone roadmap.

Q1

• January- Nokia N97
• January/February- Motorola Moto Q11
• March- Nokia “Corolla"

Q3

• July (at earliest)- Samsung Google Android
• July (at earliest)- LG Google Android
• July (at earliest)- Sony Ericcson Google Android

Q4

• November/December- Motorola Google Android

Undetermined, but confirmed for 2009 release date

• Motorola Calgary (Verizon)
• Motorola Rush 2 (Verizon)
• Motorola Flash (Verizon)

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2009 Industry Predictions:

• Windows Mobile 6.5 (Pink) will be revitalized and refreshed before Windows Mobile 7 is released in 2010. Because of this, their market share will drop in comparison to competitors.

• LG will attempt to capture a larger share in the smartphone industry to compete with Samsung.


• Every major operating system will have its own application store.

• Palm’s NOVA OS or OS II will be announced Jan. 14 at CES, and will likely be released spring or summer of 2009.


• Nokia’s play into the consumer market will gain more carrier support for Symbian stateside.

• HTC’s purchase of design firm One & Company could lead to an increased presence in the consumer market


• Android and Tegra may enable several overseas manufacturers to enter the US market such as Asus.