Android market share swells 886% year-on-year in Q2 2010; RIM and Apple trail behind
8/02/2010 11:26:00 PM
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Smartphone demand is up, and the winner is Android according to market analysts Canalys. They’ve been tracking US and global trends, and reckon that in Q2 2010 Android sales rose 886-percent from last year (851-percent in the US), giving them the number one market share in the US with 34-percent; they’re trailed, supposedly, by RIM at 32-percent of market share and Apple at 21.7-percent.
As for worldwide figures, Nokia’s European and Asian strengths come into play with a 38-percent market share, making them the number one smartphone company. Apple, meanwhile, has 13-percent of the worldwide market share. The worldwide smartphone market grew by 64-percent annually in the quarter, with Apple seeing 61-percent growth.
China continues to be the second largest smartphone market, with Nokia significantly ahead of the pack when it comes to manufacturer representation; almost 77-percent of smartphones in Q2 2010 came from the Finnish company. As for the future, according to Canalys Senior Analyst, Pete Cunningham, “by 2013, smart phones will grow to represent over 27-percent of shipments worldwide, with the proportion in some developed markets in Western Europe surpassing 60-percent and 48-percent in North America.”
As for worldwide figures, Nokia’s European and Asian strengths come into play with a 38-percent market share, making them the number one smartphone company. Apple, meanwhile, has 13-percent of the worldwide market share. The worldwide smartphone market grew by 64-percent annually in the quarter, with Apple seeing 61-percent growth.
China continues to be the second largest smartphone market, with Nokia significantly ahead of the pack when it comes to manufacturer representation; almost 77-percent of smartphones in Q2 2010 came from the Finnish company. As for the future, according to Canalys Senior Analyst, Pete Cunningham, “by 2013, smart phones will grow to represent over 27-percent of shipments worldwide, with the proportion in some developed markets in Western Europe surpassing 60-percent and 48-percent in North America.”
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