Another record smartphone sales and the growing dominance of Android – analysts from International Data Corporation (IDC) prepared again, quarterly report on mobile operating systems on the market.
In the second quarter of 2014 years the market went 301.3 million smartphones, which is another record result. More than 96 per cent. devices with Android and iOS, the operating system of Google increased its market share to a record 84.7 percent., representing more than 255 million devices sold. Market loses for this Apple – today is 11.7 percent. compared with 13.0 percent. in QII 2013. According to analysts IDC, if the situation does not change the iPhone 6, then next year, Apple’s market share falls below 10 percent.
Meanwhile, Android almost doubled its share of the market within three years. The latest increase – from 79.6 percent. in QII 2013. 84.7 percent to. in QII 2014.’s largely thanks to Samsung’s largest (29.3 per cent. devices), although the Koreans lost 7 percent. market compared with the previous year. Increasing sales results can boast of Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and ZTE, which by the way shows how much influence the statistics is the Chinese market – the total is 23.1 percent.
Although Apple loses, it is iOS, as a second system on the market is still not threatened. The market share of Windows Phone fell to 2.5 percent in fact., While BlackBerry – to 0.5 percent. Perhaps Microsoft’s position in the mobile market will improve new partners (OEMs) in key emerging tions, such as Blu, Micromax, Prestigio or Yezz.
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 28/07/2014
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