Android Phone

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the a16z Podcast Big Technology 20VC

9 statements about Android Phone, every show

BIG TECHNOLOGY Prediction Not checkable as stated
Winarski: Users will stop interacting directly with standalone mobile app interfaces
“So I do think that everybody will have their own Application business, but I don't think we'll see it the same way as we do today with your iPhone or Android phone.”
Norman Winarski Jan 13, 2025 ▶ 18:49 The Future of AI and Entrepreneurship, According Two Leading Innovators
20VC Prediction Not checkable as stated
Traynor: Google could offer free Android phones funded by intent-layer bidding
“I could totally imagine Google doing a thing where they give away effectively free Android phones, powered by the fact That they now control the intent layer, which is when you say, okay, Google, call me a taxi. Google goes and they get you whatever taxi, whic…”
Des Traynor Nov 15, 2023 ▶ 47:36 Des Traynor: How to Survive and Thrive in a World of OpenAI | E1082 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
a16z Assertion Supported
Casado: Zero-click phone exploits cost $2M-$2.5M on the black market
“If you were to buy on the black market an exploit to break into a phone, for example, an Android phone, it would cost about 2.5 million dollars if it doesn't require the participation of the user. If you wanted to break into an iPhone, it's about two million d…”
Martin Casado Feb 20, 2020 ▶ 2:45 The Latest in Cyber Attacks
a16z Assertion Contradicted
Evans: Unsubsidized Android smartphones cost as little as $30 in rural Uganda
“But you can get an Android phone for 30 dollars today. Not 30 dollars with subsidy and contract. 30 dollars cash in a market in rural Uganda. You can buy an Android phone for that.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:57 a16z Podcast | What's at the Core of the Latest Apple Announcement?
a16z Opinion
Evans: Nokia Windows phones felt more premium than any Android device
“I actually always felt that the Nokia Windows phones felt more premium than any premium Android phone”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:24 a16z Podcast | So Where Are We on the 'S-curve' for PC Devices?
a16z Assertion Partly supported
Evans: Over 95% of non-China Android devices run latest Google Play Services
“So on the one hand, something like 96, 97% of all live Android phones outside China Where Google isn't present, but all the ones outside China that are therefore mostly connected to Google. Over 95% of these things have the latest player version of Google Play…”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:22 a16z Podcast | A Copernican Update ... In Tech, the Smartphone is the Center
a16z Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2019
Chen: Apple will never make an Apple Watch compatible with Android
“So you're never, you're not going to see watch that works with an Android phone, right? Like, they're just not going to do that.”
Frank Chen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 27:29 a16z Podcast | Apple Takes on Payments and Your Wrist
a16z Assertion Supported
Evans: Average price of an Android phone is about $250
“The average price of an Android phone is about 250 dollars.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:43 a16z Podcast | The Micro and Macro of Mobile
a16z Assertion Supported
Evans: iPhones average $600 while Android phones average $250-$300
“Another reason is that iPhones average 600 dollars, and Android phones seem to average about 250 to 300 dollars.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:40 a16z Podcast | Google I/O -- A Three-Hour Tour (in 30 minutes)

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