News by: Hamad Shaikh 1st November 2013
According to the latest research from Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service, global smartphone
shipments reached 251 million units in the third quarter of 2013. The
Android operating system reached a new record of 81 percent global
share, mainly at the expense of BlackBerry and Apple. Microsoft Windows
Phone doubled its marketshare and it is currently the world’s fastest
growing major smartphone platform.But the dominance in the smartphone industry continues to be lead by Google.
In new numbers estimated by Strategy Analytics, Android has more than
80% smartphone market share in Q3 of 2013 (April – June). That’s an
increase over last year’s 75%. Apple is undoubtebly in second 13.4%,
down from last year’s 15.6%. Microsoft has also seen growth, chiming in
with more than 4%. And BlackBerry continues its struggles and is hanging
on to just 1%. With the Nexus 5, Galaxy Note 3, and Moto X all being
launched recently, it should be interesting to see how future quarters
fluctuate with Apple’s release of the new iPhones. Hit the break for
shipment numbers.
As you can see in the table above, there were more than 200 million
Android smartphones that shipped in Q3 of 2013. As for Android’s biggest
competition, Apple shipped more than 33 million handsets. Clearly this
can be credited to the fact that Android has various OEMs to make their
devices, helping distribution greatly.
news via: talkandroid.com
news source: strategyanalytics.com
news source: strategyanalytics.com
