Nielsen: Android growth in US continues, iOS stays strong

11 September, 2012
Android powered 58.6% of newly purchased US smartphones, while 34.3% ran on Apple's proprietary iOS.

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Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012IOS will come back very strong with IP5, Window 8 will bite... moreNo flash at all for icraps.

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    • afr
    • TXB
    • 11 Sep 2012

    the new iPhone will suck badly as it lacks any new features whatsover, and it's market share will drop significantly within the next 6 months, you will all see tomorrow.

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      • Waltzers
      • nEB
      • 11 Sep 2012

      How has Blackberry got itself in such a bad position I have used them for years and I just can't see how or why things are going wrong for them.

      If RIM does go which I hope it doesn't it will be WP8 for me having used WP7 as my Dad runs Lumia 800 I have found this very fluid and a refreshing change to other OS.

      My current handset is Blackberry 9900 with a 9380 as a spare, and to me they both do everything I want.

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        • Anonymous
        • MNT
        • 11 Sep 2012

        Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012IOS will come back very strong with IP5, Window 8 will bite... moreYou are clueless.
        I bet you thought the same before first WP7.5 phones were released in the U.S.
        The reality will be a U.S. bump for iOS but only in q4, while worldwide android will continue spreading like a wildfire.
        Even if iphone sells 50 millions, it won't stop android from growing.
        Right now android is reaching 110 million devices sold per quarter, and the growth just gets steeper

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          • 11 Sep 2012

          iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012im saying a truth! no one using multitask and bluetooth any... moreJust so you know, there are countries like Iran that don't have proper net connections for cellphones everywhere, and that is where bluetooth steps in.
          :)

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            • 3RM
            • 11 Sep 2012

            The force is strong in this green r2d2 :D

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              • 11 Sep 2012

              wahhh, 11 Sep 2012typical apple fanboy. justifying the lack of features by sa... moreyes right to prevent virus need a restriction! apple just protect there user for malicius malware!

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                • AnonD-70934
                • t7r
                • 11 Sep 2012

                hahaha
                i am android and iOS user
                but i cant take that line
                "multi tasking is an obsolete features"

                "no ones using bluetooth? hahahaha

                im an apple user too but im not strong enough to say that

                PEACE

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                  • 11 Sep 2012

                  Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012Android is the most versatile platform. Oh, that may be the... morewhat ever if iphone is made in china! atleast they dont use a crap matirials from china! if iphone made in china it does'nt mean its crap like what your brain think! they only choose china as there main hide-out what you call! so its mean, it is still made by apple!m

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                    • 11 Sep 2012

                    IOS losers, as usual ... since I born and they are like this.

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                      • 11 Sep 2012

                      Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012IOS will come back very strong with IP5, Window 8 will bite... morexda developpers already made flash player! it is awesome! full functional! because only adobe stopped on the market but till now the jellybean b rowser support that cript! android will shrunk all soonly!

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                        • 11 Sep 2012

                        iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012i dont know why people always comparing iOS vs. android (pa... moreLol. You dont even know what you are saying about because you are just being an ikid...grow up first ,then ask your parents to replace your toy

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                          • 11 Sep 2012

                          kumardeepkachwal, 11 Sep 2012Android is popular and always will be because 1. its opens... moreonly you notice this ! why others still not awake ? always like compare multiple phone OS base with only 1 IOS device ?

                          really stupid

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                            • 11 Sep 2012

                            iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012i dont know why people always comparing iOS vs. android (pa... moreAndroid is the most versatile platform. Oh, that may be the reason why almost 1 out of 6 are getting Android units? FYI, your precious iPhone is made in China, with its parts made from other Asian countries.

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                              • 11 Sep 2012

                              Wow, looks like windows phone is never to gain some traction. It's almost on the way out.

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                                • mag82
                                • 9xu
                                • 11 Sep 2012

                                I think this could all change drastically at any time as mobile contracts are over 18-24 months I changed from ios to android and my contract is up soon and im really contemplating going for a wp8.I like the look of the tiles and the fact it will link games with my Xbox account. I like android but I feel most of the apps are really poor dont get me wrong there are some cracking apps but the majority are bad. And ios was grear for music but lacked customization. I know your going to say well wp8 has less customization but I like the fact the tiles are live and I can choose what go's where. And im sure theres many people out there that feel the same as me.

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                                  • 11 Sep 2012

                                  rim gonna be rip

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                                    • v0q
                                    • 11 Sep 2012

                                    iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012i dont know why people always comparing iOS vs. android (pa... moretypical apple fanboy. justifying the lack of features by saying they dont need it. haha! sucks to be justifying your expensive purchase, right?

                                    yeah you dont need expandable storage(you just pay premium for more storage lol)

                                    yeah dont need bluetooth to transfer files(when every other device nokie,bb,android,pc does this very basic function)

                                    yeah it doesnt suck to open itunes whenever i need to transfer stuff(and take ages to open up)

                                    yeah tell me more apple fanboy

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                                      • 11 Sep 2012

                                      Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012android is growing so fast, it will never die tbh. I see iO... moreno! it will not!

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                                        • 11 Sep 2012

                                        Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012android is growing so fast, it will never die tbh. I see iO... moreIOS will come back very strong with IP5, Window 8 will bite off big chunk from Android, JellyBean lost Android main advantage of full flash, Android will shrink without a doulb.