Recent published articles have paid little reference in evaluating smartphone applications
for the Google Android operating system with numerous accounts in the literature evaluating
applications that are useful for the plastic surgeon for Apple's iPhone.
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Google's smartphone operating system has been postulated to supersede iPhone as a
medical platform in 2012.
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Google's Android operating system has been present in the market for a few years
now, and with over 180,000 application developers and over 300,000 applications, it
is building momentum as a valued future supplier of applications. Android, also referred
to as the ‘droid’ is a composition of multiple manufacturers of mobile technology
and market leaders in telecommunications, which include Samsung, HTC, Motorola and
LG. One advantage the Android handsets have over the iPhone, is that it contains a
mini USB connector for connectivity with other medical devices, which has great prospects
for future use in the clinical environment. It also contains a MicroSD card to backup
and transfer data.AndroidMedicalApps. Available from: androidmedicalapps.com/2009/11/18/android-will-be-more-popular-in-2012-and-beat-iphone-as-main-medical-platfrom/[accessed on 1.12.2011]
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- Smartphone applications for the plastic surgery trainee.J Plast Reconstr Aesthetic Surg. 2011; 64: 1255-1257
AndroidMedicalApps. Available from: androidmedicalapps.com/2009/11/18/android-will-be-more-popular-in-2012-and-beat-iphone-as-main-medical-platfrom/[accessed on 1.12.2011]
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Published online: June 04, 2012
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
