Google's Android operating system captured the top spot among smartphone platforms recently followed by RIM and Apple, says a report from comScore.
Android handsets accounted for 31.2 percent market share in the United States for the three month average period ending January, after two short months in second place. comScore said Android's market share grew 7.7 percent from October 2010 through January.
RIM held the second position with 30.4 percent market share, down 5.4 percent. Apple with 24.7 percent market share was nearly flat at 0.1 percent growth. Microsoft saw its share falling to 8.0 percent from 9.7 percent, while Palm share declined to 3.2 percent from 3.9 percent.
The report, which surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers, found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.9 percent market share. LG ranked second with 20.8 percent share, followed by Motorola (16.5 percent), RIM (8.6 percent) and Apple (7.0 percent).
Earlier data from Canalys has also shown that Android is also the world’s most popular smartphone platform, and with the onslaught of Android smartphones this year, we’re sure that Android will continue doing well throughout 2011.
Why is Android No.1?
Choices:
There's basically one iPhone.
There are dozens of Android options.
Among phones, Android has models on every major U.S. wireless network and on some of the smaller carriers that offer prepaid plans. AT&T was the exclusive
iPhone carrier until recently, when a Verizon iPhone 4 was released.
Then there's price. Android offers choices here, too. Some Android phones cost a few hundred dollars. Others are free with a contract.
Internet:
Google kind of rules the internet. The company's prominence in search, online mapping and voice-recognition technology put it in a good position to tackle the smartphone market, said Mike Gikas, an editor at Consumer Reports.
Google's Android operating system integrates with "the cloud," allowing users to sync their Google, Facebook, Twitter and phone contacts easily.
Openness:
the Android Market, sets itself apart from competitors in that anyone can post an app -- and those apps are allowed to do to a phone just about anything developers can dream up.
By contrast, Apple approves applications for the iPhone before it will make them available. Google takes an anything-goes approach, pulling apps that don't comply with its policies but not filtering them in advance.
Android handsets accounted for 31.2 percent market share in the United States for the three month average period ending January, after two short months in second place. comScore said Android's market share grew 7.7 percent from October 2010 through January.
RIM held the second position with 30.4 percent market share, down 5.4 percent. Apple with 24.7 percent market share was nearly flat at 0.1 percent growth. Microsoft saw its share falling to 8.0 percent from 9.7 percent, while Palm share declined to 3.2 percent from 3.9 percent.
The report, which surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers, found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.9 percent market share. LG ranked second with 20.8 percent share, followed by Motorola (16.5 percent), RIM (8.6 percent) and Apple (7.0 percent).
Earlier data from Canalys has also shown that Android is also the world’s most popular smartphone platform, and with the onslaught of Android smartphones this year, we’re sure that Android will continue doing well throughout 2011.
Why is Android No.1?
Choices:
There's basically one iPhone.
There are dozens of Android options.
Among phones, Android has models on every major U.S. wireless network and on some of the smaller carriers that offer prepaid plans. AT&T was the exclusive
iPhone carrier until recently, when a Verizon iPhone 4 was released.
Then there's price. Android offers choices here, too. Some Android phones cost a few hundred dollars. Others are free with a contract.
Internet:
Google kind of rules the internet. The company's prominence in search, online mapping and voice-recognition technology put it in a good position to tackle the smartphone market, said Mike Gikas, an editor at Consumer Reports.
Google's Android operating system integrates with "the cloud," allowing users to sync their Google, Facebook, Twitter and phone contacts easily.
Openness:
the Android Market, sets itself apart from competitors in that anyone can post an app -- and those apps are allowed to do to a phone just about anything developers can dream up.
By contrast, Apple approves applications for the iPhone before it will make them available. Google takes an anything-goes approach, pulling apps that don't comply with its policies but not filtering them in advance.
