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Google Android Becomes World’s Leading Smart Phone Platform [REPORT]
Market research firm Canalys has announced that the Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system has become the world’s leading smart phone platform. Shipments of the Android surpassed 32.9 million. Nokia was right behind them with 31 million. Nokia retained the position as the leading global smart phone vendor with a 28% market share. Worldwide about 101.2 million smartphones were shipped in the fourth quarter. The U.S. was the largest country market in terms of the number of shipments. RIM took first place from Apple again as the BlackBerry Torch was a popular device. HTC was in third place in the U.S. for the third quarter in a row. [Canalys]
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Android Smartphone Shipments Grew 886% In Q2 2010
There is no denying that the Android smartphone market is growing at a rapid pace. Mobile analysis company Canalys released a report about how Nokia is retaining the smart phone leadership position and how the Android platform is growing.
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RIM Owns Half The U.S. Smartphone Market, Apple Rapidly Catching Up
Although Apple iPhone sales have shot up 365% in the second quarter, Research In Motion still dominates the smartphone market in the U.S. In the second quarter of the economy, smartphone shipments increased a total of about 13.4%.
Research In Motion and their BlackBerry devices control about 52% of the smartphone market. But their control in the market is weakening as the Apple iPhone marketshare is starting to increase at a rapid pace. The Apple iPhone now has about 23.3% of the smartphone market.
The statistics in the survey was compiled by market research firm Canalys.
“RIM has successfully expanded its product portfolio to include a wide selection of devices and interfaces that appeal to a range of customers at different price points,” stated Canalys VP and principal analyst Chris Jones. “This includes 2.5G models that are smaller, lighter, lower cost, and have better battery life than most of its 3G rivals.”
HTC’s smartphone marketshare in the U.S. dropped to 5.6% from 8%. Marketshare of smartphones powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile have also dropped. Nokia has about a 44% market share in total handsets. RIM’s global share went up to 21% from 16.7% from the previous year.
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