Android Ahead of Apple in Great Britain

Android beat iOS with regards to the number of phones it powers in the UK, revealing the dominance it has in the smartphone market. The statistics were supplied by the Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which carried out a 4-week customer survey that wrapped up on 23 January, 2012. The final results demonstrated that roughly 36.9% of the smartphones were run on Android. Apple iOS was number two and was being used in 28.5% of the devices. The rising quantity of Android phones will surely spark a market for additional Android applications, which will entail a higher need for android training classes for computer programmers.

Smartphone market in 2011

In 2011, the situation was somewhat different. Apple's iOS was number one regarding the number of phones using the platform, with a share of 29.2%. However, right behind iOS was Symbian with a share of 26.7%. Android was 3rd with a share of 20.1%. When it comes to the sales figures for the same 4 week period), Android phones landed half of the sales, while iOS covered around 30%, and then RIM with 15%. The remaining sales were covered by 5 different platforms. The survey covers individuals and retailers, but not the enterprises. Furthermore, it revealed that up to 50 % of the citizenry in the U.K. currently makes use of a smartphone.

Sales in U.S.

The U.S. is the biggest smart phone market in the west and is home to many companies which develop Android based software. Regarding market share, the story is a little different here when compared to the United Kingdom. It was stated that Apple enjoyed a 48.4% share compared to 42.8% for the Android phones. This obviously proves the dominance of Apple. Some of you may well assume that the main reason for this majority was the release of iPhone 4S last year, although it is not. It is Apple's new pricing scheme, which has made certain that there's no large drop in the sales of iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. This is the primary reason for Apple remaining on top of Android phones in U.S.. However, you can rest assured that developers are signing up for python training course programs, the language for the Android OS. This is to have the skills needed for the boost in market share of Google's OS predicted in the year ahead.

Nokia and Windows

Last year, Nokia announced that their mobile os Symbian was dead. This was the main reason for the huge drop in the percentage of mobile phones with this os. Having said that, Nokia has entered into a relationship with Microsoft, to supply smartphones based on Windows mobile phone OS. For the first time, Windows based mobiles saw their market share exceed 2%. The majority of this appeared to be on account of Nokia Lumia 800. This expansion should continue through this year, because 2 additional devices are going to reach the market. Also, Windows mobile OS is expected to reach a market share of around 8% towards the end of This year.

Other information from the survey

The market research additionally pointed out that the USA is the only country in which Apple is in front of Android in sales. Android has the largest sales figures in Spain, where it accounts for 65.8% of sales. Moreover, Spain is the country where iPhone gets the lowest sales percentage of 9.2%.