The full report, Android & Apple iOS Capture a Record 92 Percent Share of Global Smartphone Shipments in Q4 2012, is published by the Strategy Analytics Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service, details of which can be found here.
The worldwide smartphone industry has effectively become a duopoly as consumer demand has polarized around mass-market Android models and premium Apple designs."Įxhibit 1: Global Smartphone Operating System Shipments and Market Share in Q4 2012 1 Global Smartphone OS Shipments (Millions of Units)
(NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the Comscore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. Combined together, Apple and Android accounted for a record 92 percent share of all smartphones shipped globally in the fourth quarter of 2012. Samsung and Apple Continue to Seize Share in OEM Market. Scott Bicheno, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, added, "Apple grew 29 percent annually and shipped 47.8 million smartphones worldwide for 22 percent marketshare in Q4 2012, dipping slightly from 24 percent a year earlier. Android's challenge for 2013 will be to defend its leadership, not only against Apple, but also against an emerging wave of hungry challengers that includes Microsoft, Blackberry, Firefox and Tizen." Android is clearly the undisputed volume leader of the smartphone industry at the present time. Almost half-a-billion Android smartphones were shipped in total worldwide during 2012. Android's share of the global smartphone market has surged from 51 percent to 70 percent over the past year, crushing Symbian, Bada and other platforms in its wake. However, by the following year all three had ceded control to Microsoft as the new market share leader. Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, "We estimate 152.1 million Android smartphones were shipped globally in Q4 2012, nearly doubling from 80.6 million units in Q4 2011. In 2005, the market was dominated by Palm, Symbian and BlackBerry. Global shipment growth slowed from 64 percent in 2011 to 43 percent in 2012 as penetration of smartphones began to mature in developed regions such as North America and Western Europe." Androids global market share from 2018 to 2019 was 74.45, according to Statcounter. Global smartphone shipments for the full year reached a record 700.1 million units in 2012, increasing robustly from 490.5 million units in 2011. Android OS is a mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel. Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, "Global smartphone shipments grew 38 percent annually from 157.0 million units in Q4 2011 to 217.0 million in Q4 2012. Android and Apple iOS together accounted for a record 92 percent share of all smartphones shipped worldwide. They are buying because they are in need of a replacement device, and in some cases, a first time smartphone.Strategy Analytics: Android and Apple iOS Capture a Record 92 Percent Share of Global Smartphone Shipments in Q4 2012īOSTON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 38 percent annually to reach 217 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012. 5G volumes continues to rise especially as price points of many 5G products go down, yet we continue to believe that consumers are not yet buying specifically for 5G. Android Completely Dominates Mobile OS Market, 20 Share Numbers Published by Ian Matthews on You likely know, unless you believe Apple advertising, that Samsung alone has ball crushing sales numbers. “The pandemic is far from over yet consumers around the world continue to show the need for mobile devices and their willingness to spend in these categories.
MOBILE OS MARKET SHARE 2012 PC
“The smartphone market has been fortunate enough to not experience as severe supply constraints as the automotive, PC and display industries," said Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. Overall growth was experienced in every region except for China where the lack of flagship product launches, weaker than expected demand, and theįurther decline of the Huawei brand pulled the market down by -10% YoY.
MOBILE OS MARKET SHARE 2012 SERIES
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 313.2 million devices during the quarter which further proves this market is headed back toward future growth. Percentage Market Share: Mobile Operating System Market Share in Indonesia - October 2021 Android: 90.82 iOS: 9.05 Samsung: 0.07 Unknown: 0.02 Nokia Unknown: 0.01 Series 40: 0.01 Mobile Operating System Market Share Indonesia. NEEDHAM, Mass., J– The rebound from 2020 continued for smartphones in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) as overall shipment volumes grew 13.2% slightly beating IDC’s forecast of 12.5% growth. Despite Supply Concerns and Vendor Shakeups the Global Smartphone Market Still Grew 13.2% in the Second Quarter, according to IDC