Handset layouts:- The platform is adaptable to larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D graphics library based on OpenGL ES 2.0 specificationand traditional smartphone layouts.

Storage:- SQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage purposes.

Connectivity:- Android supports connectivity technologies including GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, WI-Fi, LTE, NFC and WiMAX.

Messaging:- SMS and MMS are available forms of messaging, including threaded text messaging and now Android Cloud To Device Messaging(C2DM) is also a part of Android Push Messaging service.

Multiple language support:- Android supports multiple languages.

Open Source:- Unlike the iOS operating system on Apple’s mobile devices, Android is an open-source operating system. This means that the source code for Android is open to the public, unlike iOS, which is kept secret by Apple. This means that anyone can work on the operating system, not just one company’s developers. As a result, app developers for Android devices are able to implement extra features in their apps, due to the access they have to the source code.

Web browser:- The web browser available in Android is based on the open-source webkit layout engine, coupled with crome’s V8 java script engine.

Media support:- Android supports the following audio/video/still media formats:WebM, H.264, AAC, HE-AAC ,MPEG-4SP, AMR, AMR-WB (in3GPcontainer), MP3, MIDI,Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP.

Accessibility:- Built in text to speech is provided by Talk back for people with low or no vision. Enhancements for people with hearing disabilities is available as is other aids.

Notifications:- An easy-to-read notification tray gives you quick access to your calls, incoming texts, and new emails in a non-intrusive way.

Variety selection tools:- Android is not only produced by one vendor. We invite any vendor that wants to adopt Android. Google believes that Android is about choice.

Prices are affordable:- Android smartphone selection diversity creates a strong trade competition among vendors. This will stimulate the vendor to create Android devices, which is aimed at the low end to high end. So that all people can try out the sensation of Android.

Android can Run Multiple Apps at the Same Time:- Android users benefit greatly from this discrepancy, as they can receive notifications, listen to music, or even record GPS data without keeping the application open.

Android Has a Better App Market:- Android apps are allowed to do whatever they want, like an app running on a real computer. For security reasons, they have to get approval from the user at installation time for the things they will be doing like say “accessing the internet” or “reading the state of the phone.” Apple apps, on the other hand, are tightly restricted.

Motion Sensor:- This makes playing games on the Android OS more attractive, we shake the phone to the left and right to turn the car just like a real car.