IDC: Android and iOS control 85 percent of the smartphone market

08 August, 2012
Android extended its lead, while iOS saw a small decline. Meanwhile, WP shipments rose 115.3%.

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  • 21 Aug 2013

what happen to Nokia soo far since 2012? where is the people who keep repeat Nokia come back crap? lol am gonna return here every year until this company sell the las....opppss they sold their last building XD.
Go android.

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    • DG
    • utW
    • 11 Aug 2012

    Android always rocks!!!

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      • Anonymous
      • kg3
      • 11 Aug 2012

      joe, 10 Aug 2012I thought the same till i try google now with my xoom! wow!... moreThat's called Local Scout in Windows Phone.

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        • The_Gooze!
        • mqD
        • 10 Aug 2012

        I remember reading in a Mac magazine some months ago about how much each Apple product costs and how much profit they make on each one. If I recall correctly the mag said at least 400% profit on each iPhone. Or it could have been the iPad. Regardless, that's how Apple rip their customers/fans off!

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          • 10 Aug 2012

          Him, 10 Aug 2012Oh man! Android is such a crap OS!!! I'd like to see how... morethen you can laugh all you want. The rest of us can enjoy whichever is the best for the moment and everyone agrees its either iPhone or an Android phone. I played with a office issued windows phone upgrade to windows mobile 7.5 and that's it their marketplace is void of apps. Its very very hard to find apps that will be useful.

          I know you would know that i you truth owns a windows mobile phone. Now the phone is in the drawer since no one is interested in using it.

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            • 10 Aug 2012

            Anonymous, 08 Aug 2012"while wp8 and Jelly bean are really pushing things fo... moreI thought the same till i try google now with my xoom! wow! I am impress when i was walking in a mall, the xoom show me information about the mall and what's of interest, mainly good eating place and their also user comments on those place.

            I think google now is prep work for google glasses.

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              • Anonymous
              • t7X
              • 10 Aug 2012

              Anonymous, 09 Aug 2012So? Is there point inside your comment? Only point i would ... moreDon't see your point either. You try to dictate the parameters of the competition with your "what ifs" to paint Apple Inc. as a winner. Pricing is part of the competition. So is variety. Just as much as quality and features. That's the only way we consumers win. Apple can't give people what they want at the right price. Companies like HTC, Samsung, Sony help us consumers spend our money according to our needs and wants. Apple just DICTATES features they want and sell them at a price that suits Apple only.

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                • Anonymous
                • mc6
                • 10 Aug 2012

                Anonymous, 10 Aug 2012Android where 95% run on old software.No they don't. Only 75% of phones are 2 or more versions behind. get the facts straight. ;)

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                  • IaH
                  • 10 Aug 2012

                  Im proud to say that I owned a Lumia phone. this will be a good start for nokia and windows. the increase in shipment is really stunning. hopefully after releasing the wp8 this will increase more faster until the Nokia bring back its title to be the number one phone manufacturer in the world.Go Windows phone! this OS will defeat the android and IOS soon!

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                    • kg3
                    • 10 Aug 2012

                    Android where 95% run on old software.

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                      • 3dr
                      • 10 Aug 2012

                      Oh man! Android is such a crap OS!!!

                      I'd like to see how many of these android phones cost more than 400 euros. Then compare those figures to the iphone sales!!!

                      The whole Android fiasco is just laughable!!!!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3dr
                        • 10 Aug 2012

                        If apple made a cheaper iphone they would have dominated the market! Ask any developer and they'll say the same thing. Plus Apple customers are mostly rich so they actually PAY for 3rd party apps!

                        Android on the other hand...

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                          • syd
                          • 10 Aug 2012

                          Anonymous, 09 Aug 2012Andriod only have so much of it though because of the amoun... moreI don't see how that matters.
                          If they want the iphone, they'll choose the iphone.

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                            • p77
                            • 09 Aug 2012

                            Maverick, 09 Aug 2012Apple fans plz read this... : Android is by far the most po... moreSo? Is there point inside your comment? Only point i would think is if android would be one company, but its not.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 3Ax
                              • 09 Aug 2012

                              Maverick, 09 Aug 2012Apple fans plz read this... : Android is by far the most po... moreonly because not everyone can afford iPhone

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                                • Anonymous
                                • TSP
                                • 09 Aug 2012

                                Maverick, 09 Aug 2012Apple fans plz read this... : Android is by far the most po... moreYet 77% of profits went to Apple. Also what percentage of the Android phones were high end vs very low end cheap phones? Different answers to different questions which have different implications. For example, developers still prefer to develop for ios first, or even exclusively because iOS users spend more on apps in general (related to the first few facts above), even though iOS has a lower marketshare than Android.

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                                  • Maverick
                                  • XNt
                                  • 09 Aug 2012

                                  Apple fans plz read this... : Android is by far the most popular smartphone OS - shipments doubled quarter on quarter and the OS now holds two thirds of the market.

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                                    • The_Gooze!
                                    • mqD
                                    • 09 Aug 2012

                                    DAN13L, 08 Aug 2012I am only talking about iOS. I don't care about Macs. Altho... moreSure you can dual boot Windows 8 and M Lion. Just install Parallels 7 on your iMac and you can run OSX, W8, Linux, XP whatever. If you choose to you can run the OSs seamlessly together as if they are one! Try it, it works a treat..

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                                      • P$u
                                      • 09 Aug 2012

                                      Anonymous, 09 Aug 2012As if there is any ground breaking features in iOS6. It too... more Thats nice nice !! hilarious.

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                                        • 2SQ
                                        • 09 Aug 2012

                                        Anonymous, 09 Aug 2012Is there linux OS for smartphones ? Never knew that.Isn't a... morebada is taken under linux os