Articles Tagged “Market Share”

Android Smartphone Market Share Declines for the First Time

by Christine T on Jan 28, 2012 8 Comments">8

Ever since its entry in the smartphone market in 2008, Android’s spot in the market has reduced. From its 52.5% share in Q3 2011, Android only reached 47.0% in the last quarter of 2011. This data has been reported by ABI Research; who really didn’t have to explain the reason behind this fallout. Everyone knows that with the launch of the iPhone 4S, the market pretty much became a leveled field for Android and iOS. Even though there were a huge number of Android phones shipped out during the quarter, it still wasn’t enough to overtake sales of the latest …

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Strategy Analytics: Android Tablets Sneaking in Fast on iPad

by Christine T on Jan 27, 2012 0 Comments">0

The iPad should be worried. Even with them still reigning the tablet market, Android powered tablets aren’t too far behind! On the last quarter of 2011, the iPad lost 10% in its sales to rival Android. Comparing this with the 68.2% figure obtained from their 2010 sales, their Q4 sales only reached 57.6% in 2011. This is data collected by a research firm called Strategy Analytics. Perhaps one reason why Android tablets are gaining speed is because of the number of options available to consumers who are planning to buy a device. Compared to Apple, the only tablet options they …

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Android Dominance Still on the Rise – Hits 46% of Market

by Matthew Sabatini on Dec 11, 2011 1 Comments">1

With WebOS announcing its own retirement and BlackBerry on its deathbed, ComScore’s most recent numbers should not come as much of a shock. More specifically, in ComScores July to October 2011 Smart Phone Market Share numbers, WebOS has been completely wiped from the competition. In addition, RIM continues its head first dive from 1st place down 21.7 to 17.2 percent. If you don’t count Microsofts mobile OS, which you shouldn’t, then the market is divided between the two super powers, Android and iOS. Together, they hold 74.4% of the total market. Despite the fact that Apple is still gaining ground, …

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Android Owns More than Half of U.S. Smartphone Market, Can Probably Save Motorola

by Elmer Montejo on Aug 23, 2011 0 Comments">0

The latest report from market research company The NPD Group (NPD) shows Android continuing to hold on to its crown as the dominant operating system in the U.S. smartphone market. Android was on 52% of smartphone units sold in the second quarter of this year, according to NPD. Experiencing “slight” growth in market share, Apple’s iOS trailed behind at second place with 29% market share in the same quarter. Research in Motion’s BlackBerry OS’s share dipped to 11%, while Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and webOS remained in their places at less than 5% share each. Growing Prepaid Smartphone Market …

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Android Still Tops iOS in U.S. Smartphone Market Share and Data Usage

by Glenn Santos on Jun 09, 2011 0 Comments">0

In March 2011, Nielsen first reports Android’s U.S. market dominance over Apple iOS and RIM in terms of smartphones. After three months, Android widens the lead, plus it now takes the top spot in data usage. According to Nielsen’s most recent smartphones survey, 37% of mobile phone users are now on smartphones, and 36% of those are using an Android device, up from 29% last March. That’s a 10-percent lead over iPhone (Apple iOS) users with 26% (one notch down from March’s 27%), and much farther from RIM Blackberry users with 23% (also 27% in March). Palm also has decreased …

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Android takes control of 25% of the global smartphone market share

by James Tromans on Nov 10, 2010 0 Comments">0

According to the research analysts Gartner, Android has successfully taken control of 25% of the world’s smartphones. This means that it now occupies the number two spot behind Symbian, but crucially for the Android fans, ahead of Apple’s iOS. This is great news for Android as an mobile OS, but the most revealing news comes from the overall sale of smartphones world wide. There were allegedly 417 million units sold in the third quarter of 2010. In comparison to the third quarter of 2009, this is a 35% gain. This has massive consequences for entertainment in the mobile space, especially …

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Android and the mobile web market share

by James Tromans on Sep 06, 2010 1 Comments">1

Quantcast are reporting that Android’s share of the mobile Internet is still increasing at a remarkable rate. For those not in the know, ‘Quantcast is a media measurement, web analytics service that allows users to view audience statistics for millions of websites.’ According to their most recent research, Android OS now has 25% of the mobile market after a steady increase since November 2009. On the other hand, RIM remain fairly steady at 9% and iOS and ‘others’ fall. Indeed, Apple’s market share has fallen since November 2009, the exact time when Android started gaining momentum. It currently rests at …

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Android market position summary

by James Tromans on Feb 26, 2010 0 Comments">0

Every few months we bring you an update courtesy of Admob mobile advertisement statistics. AdMob is one of the world’s largest mobile advertising networks, offering solutions for discovery, branding and monetization on the mobile web. This puts them in a great position when it comes to providing a cross-section of which devices are requesting the most adverts. Android has grown month on month now accounting for 39% of smartphone requests compared to 47% for iPhone OS in the United States. Looking worldwide, Android accounts for 21% compared to the iPhone’s 50%. One of the most interesting statistics to come out …

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Android cuts into the Internet mobile browsing market share

by James Tromans on Mar 03, 2009 1 Comments">1

A web metrics company going by the name of Net Applications has recently announced that Google’s Android holds 6.15 percent of the Internet mobile browsing market share, putting it in 4th position behind No. 2 Java ME’s 9.06 percent and No. 3 Windows Mobile’s 6.91 percent. Obviously the big gun is still Apple with its iPhone, but is this change foreshadowing what is to come? With many more phones running Android due for release this year, we can surely expect Apple to relinquish more of its market share; after all, it is quite simply outnumbered. However, Apple’s “commanding lead” of …

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Gartner: Android to control 10% of smartphone market in 2011

by Darcy LaCouvee on Sep 22, 2008 0 Comments">0

While this seems more than just a tad premature, considering that the first Android smartphone won’t be unveiled until tomorrow, research analysts at the Gartner Group are predicting that Android based smartphones will make up 10% of the smartphone market in the year 2011. The vnunet.com story that references the study does not make it clear if Gartner is speaking of the U.S. or global smartphone market, though. Vnunet.com also reports that there will be United Kingdom briefings tomorrow running at the same time as the T-Mobile USA launch event in New York, suggesting that T-Mobile UK is already eyeing …

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