More Smartphones Run on Android

Android beat iOS with regards to the volume of smartphones it powers in the UK, confirming the dominance it holds in the smartphone industry. The figures were made available from the Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, who carried out a 4-week study which was completed on 23 January, 2012. The final results demonstrated that around 36.9% of the smartphones were were powered by Android. Apple iOS was next and was being employed in 28.5% of the devices. The growing quantity of Android phones will surely lead to a market for significantly more Android applications, which will entail a higher need of android training classes for software designers.

Smartphone market in 2011

In 2011, the conditions were somewhat different. Apple's iOS was number one regarding the number of phones running the platform, with a market share of 29.2%. However, just behind iOS was Symbian with a market share of 26.7%. Android was 3rd with a share of 20.1%. In terms of the sales figures for the same 4 week time period), Android phones landed 50% of the sales, whereas iOS covered roughly 30%, followed by RIM with 15%. The rest of the sales were covered by 5 different platforms. The survey includes consumers and merchants, but not businesses. What's more, it showed that nearly half of the people in the United Kingdom at this point utilizes a smartphone.

Sales in USA

The United States is the leading smart phone market in the west and is home to many companies which produce Android based app. With regard to market share, the situation is a bit different here compared to the the U.K.. It had been reported that Apple enjoyed a 48.4% share versus 42.8% for the Android phones. This definitely proves the dominance of Apple. A lot of you may well assume that the main reason for this edge was the release of iPhone 4S last year, although it is not. It's Apple's new pricing plan, which has guaranteed that there is no big decrease in the sales of iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. This is the primary reason for Apple staying in front of Android phones in U.S.. Nonetheless, you can be assured that software designers are enrolling in python training course programs, the language used by Android OS. This is in preparation for the rise in market share of Google's OS likely in the year ahead.

Nokia and Windows

This past year, Nokia reported that their mobile os Symbian was dead. This was the biggest reason for the huge decrease in the percentage of smartphones with this os. Nevertheless, Nokia has created a partnership with Microsoft, to supply smartphones run on Windows smartphone OS. For the first time, Windows based phones saw their share of the market exceed 2%. The majority of this was thanks to Nokia Lumia 800. This growth is expected to continue all through this year, as two more models are going to reach the marketplace. Additionally, Windows mobile OS is expected to reach a market share of about 8% towards the end of This year.

Additional information from the market research

The market research additionally showed that the USA is the only nation where Apple is ahead of Android in sales. Android owns the top sales market share in Spain, where it accounts for 65.8% of sales. Also, Spain is the country where iPhone has the worst sales percentage of 9.2%.