Despite the US being the home ground and the most successful single market for its main competitor, the Android platform took more than half of the US market, an increase of 17 points compared to the same period in 2010/2011.
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
US smartphone figures out for the Feb quarter. Who won?
Despite the US being the home ground and the most successful single market for its main competitor, the Android platform took more than half of the US market, an increase of 17 points compared to the same period in 2010/2011.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Bargain budget phone: $150 Telecom LG P500
If you're curious about Android or have a family member who is then you definitely need to check out this deal going on over at Harvey Norman. $150 for a phone that is the Android equivalent of an iPhone 3GS is a pretty great deal. This version even comes upgraded to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread so should be fairly up to date in the software department.
The only potential downside here is that the device is Telecom XT compatible meaning if you use it on Vodafone/2Degrees you won't get 3G outside of metro areas.
Friday, 28 October 2011
Samsung On Its Way To Number One
According to Strategy Analytics, while
Nokia's third quarter share of the global cellphone market continued
its slide from 32.3% to 27.3%, Samsung increased its market share
from 20.9% to 22.6%, in a market that itself increased 14%.
LG also dipped in share, dropping from 8.3% to 5.4%, while Apple picked up a meagre 0.3% improvement to fall one place with 4.4%, behind late bloomer ZTE's 4.7%.
So the order for the five top handset makers for Q3 2011 is:
Nokia - 27.3%
Samsung - 22.6%*
LG - 5.4%
ZTE - 4.7%
Apple - 4.4%
In summary then, Apple's decision to delay its iPhone 4S has resulted in a reversal for the company during calendar quarter three. Whether Apple can make up the shortfall remains to be seen, but Android's game-changing Ice Cream Sandwich OS release may well prove an insurmountable barrier to the Cupertino handset maker's aspirations for global cellphone dominance.
Quarter four should be an interesting trend setter...
*27.8 million of 88 million Samsung handsets sold are reported to be smartphones, suggesting that Samsung smartphones have 7.14% of the market, beating Apple by a large margin.
LG also dipped in share, dropping from 8.3% to 5.4%, while Apple picked up a meagre 0.3% improvement to fall one place with 4.4%, behind late bloomer ZTE's 4.7%.
So the order for the five top handset makers for Q3 2011 is:
Nokia - 27.3%
Samsung - 22.6%*
LG - 5.4%
ZTE - 4.7%
Apple - 4.4%
In summary then, Apple's decision to delay its iPhone 4S has resulted in a reversal for the company during calendar quarter three. Whether Apple can make up the shortfall remains to be seen, but Android's game-changing Ice Cream Sandwich OS release may well prove an insurmountable barrier to the Cupertino handset maker's aspirations for global cellphone dominance.
Quarter four should be an interesting trend setter...
*27.8 million of 88 million Samsung handsets sold are reported to be smartphones, suggesting that Samsung smartphones have 7.14% of the market, beating Apple by a large margin.
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