News by: Hamad Ali 28th April 2014
According to The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple performing strongly in the first quarter of the year and its market share in the US dropped by 7.8 percent to 35.9 percent.Windows Phone is in third with 5.3 percent and Android is leading with nearly 57.6 percent of the smartphone market share in the US.
According to the report In Europe, Android remains the top OS with 70.7% share, while Apple holds second position at 19.2%. Windows, at third, accounts for 8.1% of smartphone sales.
Kantar Worldpanel ComTech strategic insight director Dominic Sunnebo said
“Apple regained ground in the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to the strong performance of the iPhone 5S, growing its sales share in Europe, Japan and Australia. By contrast, Windows had a tough start to the year as a result of its entry-level Nokia models facing fierce competition from low-end Motorola, LG and Samsung Android smartphones.”
Apple has been particularly successful in Japan where, in the past quarter, it has secured 42% of smartphone sales on NTT DoCoMo, 59% on KDDI AU and 81% on Softbank. The design of the iPhone (30%) remains the key draw for Japanese consumers, followed by its 4G capability (29%) and the belief that it will be reliable (24%).
In Japan lagging well behind Europe and the US, Japan will remain a key growth market for Apple.”
In China, phablet growth continues unabated. Devices with a screen larger than 5” made up 40% of smartphone sales in March.
Also there are more rumors in the market that Apple is going to release a device with a bigger screen.Just hope for the best but what the conclusion is Android won the race smartphones market share and Android is continuing its domination of the market.
what do you think will Android lead market till the end of this year or not?
