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The numbers from the monthly Android version distribution report are in and September is most probably that last month with Froyo in the lead. The Gingerbread ascend continues, while Honeycomb is finally starting to make itself easier to notice on the Android map.
Over the past month the Android 2.3.3-2.3.7 releases have climbed 7.5 percent points to a 38.2% share, while Android 2.2 Froyo has slid down 5.9 percent points to 45.3%. As the sales of Gingerbread running droids continue to be strong, by this time next month the two distribution shares should be reversed.
Further back, 2.1 Eclair share continues to shrink and it's now 11.7% - hardly a wonder, considering that there are no Eclair-running smartphones now and the share of those that have already shipped, is being diminished by the vast growth of the Google OS.
The other outdated revisions - Android 1.5 Cupcake and 1.6 Donut now hold market shares of 1.1% and 1.4% respectively. If you watch closely, you would notice that Cupcake has actually gained 0.1% this month, but that's probably just a side effect of the way the statistics are being made (by counting those that visit the market over the last two weeks of each month) and not some surprising revival of the ancient revision.
Finally, there is some good news to Android tablet lovers. Honeycomb is starting to make its presence felt gaining 0.4 percent points of the Android market, which means that Google-powered slates' sales are improving pretty quickly.
Given that the tablet market is still way smaller than that of smartphones and that Android tablets have only been around a year or so the 1.8% market share doesn't look too bad actually. Naturally, it's the new 3.1 and 3.2 revisions that are driving the progress with the (rather laggy) Android 3.0 only holding a 0.2% share.


Version                                               Market Share,  September


1.5 Cupcake                                                     1.1%

1.6 Donut                                                         1.8%
2.1 Eclair                                                          13.3%
2.2 Froyo                                                          51.2%
2.3 Gingerbread                                              0.6%
2.3.3 Gingerbread                                          30.7%
3.0 Honeycomb                                               0.2%
3.1 Honeycomb                                               0.7%
3.2 Honeycomb                                               0.5%
   

The Nokia 701 is the torch bearer in a generation shift for Symbian. Belle is a bold stylistic step forward and the Nokia 701 is the first in a trio of phones that will introduce it to the world. The Nokia R&D team left nothing to chance with this one - proven design, a brilliant screen and a 1GHz processor.

The 701 is based on the C7. The styling must be a Nokia favorite as they reused it in the gold-plated Oro too. As long as it's the same solid and fairly slim, alloy body we're not complaining.
The Nokia 701 enjoys solid hardware upgrade too. A 1GHz CPU coupled with 512MB RAM is much more than what the lightweight Symbian OS is used to and the 1,000 nit display outshines competing screens.
Not everything has changed though, here's the overview.

Nokia 701 Features:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• Form factor: Touchscreen bar
• Dimensions: 115.5 x 59 x 10.5 mm, 87 cc; 133 g
• Display: 3.5" 16M-color nHD ClearBlack TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen; 1,000 nits of brightness
• Memory: 8GB of storage, 1GB ROM, microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
• OS: Symbian Belle OS
• CPU: 1GHz processor; 512 MB RAM
• Camera: 8 megapixel fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash, geotagging
• Video recording: 720p video recording @ 30fps (stereo sound)
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB port with USB on-the-go, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS receiver with A-GPS
• Misc: NFC support, accelerometer, Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM radio transmitter, proximity sensor, TV-Out (SD)
• Battery: 1300 mAh Li-Ion battery; up to 17 hours talk time (!!) and up to 3 days of music playback

The next generation ClearBlack display is based on the IPS LCD technology and promises amazing brightness and 160-degree viewing angles. It's also protected by the popular Gorilla Glass, so you don't have to worry about scratches ruining your viewing experience.
NFC will be a major part of the Nokia experience (they have plans to start enabling it on all their devices) and that, of course, includes the 701. It's a great addition to the connectivity set, which is brimming with features already.
 
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