Gartner: Windows Phone's market share in Q3 was just 1.7%

19 November, 2015
Market research firm Gartner has released its latest report on quarterly smartphone market share, revealing a major drop in Windows Phone's share - from 3% in Q3 2014 to 1.7% in Q3 this year.

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  • 6ca
  • 19 Nov 2015

I like WP UI, but not their underlying OS.

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    • Lol
    • 2@t
    • 19 Nov 2015

    Maybe there is some justice in the world. :D Maybe this is what happens when you take over your competitor & then kill it instead of improving it especially in the case of Nokia which had a great brand name in the some of the worlds biggest mobile markets

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      • Taz26
      • v$x
      • 19 Nov 2015

      I myself an android user, so i got a windows phone for my mom, so that she can skype, viber and whatsapp call and pretty much that's all she gonna do. I was like "Yea the phone is gonna work flawless for this tasks." Damn i was wrong this got to be the worst mobile OS ever. First thing the apps r buggy as hell! Viber, whatsapp and skype don't even ring. I tried everything to fix but still it doesn't fix, sometimes it works most of the time it doesn't. if people call her on viber n whatsapp nobody can reach. if they r lucky they do. Nothing is wrong with the wifi or even the mobile data. second the OS is horrible lot of features r missing. IT"S A WORTHLESS OS! now gonna sell this crap half the price and buy her an android. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE

        mir, 19 Nov 2015I don't know what world you are living though but it is eas... moreSeriously man no one buys wp here in India, only 1 out of 10 THINKS about buying it, Once I Made A mistake of buying it had to sell it in half price in 13 days.

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          • AnonD-51738
          • sgb
          • 19 Nov 2015

          The price of killing Nokia brand.
          I purchased 8 WP devices because of Nokia love.
          I will never buy anything with that Microsoft brand.
          I will wait for Nokia phone next year.

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            • LHj
            • 19 Nov 2015

            To be honest actually I've never liked WP

              Was so excited to buy a new wp... And it turned out to be such a disappointment.
              Worst browser ever seen, WhatsApp is pure crap and oh dont forget the buggy facebook app.

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                • Anonymous
                • Ibx
                • 19 Nov 2015

                Anonymous, 19 Nov 2015Wait for windows 10 to be released Since many are waiting for itSorry dude. No one is aware of, much less waiting for, Windows 10. Stop reading Windows Central and you'll see what people actually think about Windows Phone.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • LHj
                  • 19 Nov 2015

                  WP will never be so popular like Android does btw have ever seen hacking tools on WP? Coz there don't exist hahaha

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                    • Anonymous
                    • KZ8
                    • 19 Nov 2015

                    The reason is simple: the nokia brand is gone

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                      • AnonD-362866
                      • NHU
                      • 19 Nov 2015

                      sr777, 19 Nov 2015I am from Sri Lanka. Most people I know use an Android, a... moreKey words? Sri Lanka lol

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                        • sr777
                        • P@T
                        • 19 Nov 2015

                        mir, 19 Nov 2015I don't know what world you are living though but it is eas... moreI am from Sri Lanka. Most people I know use an Android, after that WP a very few iPhones. These are not from people I see in the public, these are people I know personally.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pWQ
                          • 19 Nov 2015

                          Well, I've never liked WP. I like it more than iOS, but that's not saying much. It could've been a good mobile OS.

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                            • njW
                            • 19 Nov 2015

                            boyo, 19 Nov 2015The main reason why people don't buy windows phone is high ... moreMaybe flagship devies aren't cheap, but budget ones are. And for me, a cheap WP smarphone is better value than cheap Android one.

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                              • Eske Rahn
                              • 3ii
                              • 19 Nov 2015

                              sr777, 19 Nov 2015Is this world wide or US only? The article or data doesn't... moreThe header of the tables says "...worldwide..."

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                                • AnonD-80609
                                • KAw
                                • 19 Nov 2015

                                mir, 19 Nov 2015That's what they said for wp7 and wp8. But keep going on an... moreExactly.. They said the same back in 2013 and now in 2015 its still the same. And then there was a research saying that windows is going to knock Android out by 2017/2018.

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                                  • boyo
                                  • KA6
                                  • 19 Nov 2015

                                  The main reason why people don't buy windows phone is high price and lack of app.

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                                    • infinity
                                    • rAf
                                    • 19 Nov 2015

                                    Microsoft itself is killing windows phone by delaying windows 10 launch for mobiles.

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                                      • 9xx
                                      • 19 Nov 2015

                                      most people are waiting for the availability of google apps in windows phone.

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                                        • AnonD-447116
                                        • dPU
                                        • 19 Nov 2015

                                        AnonD-75819, 19 Nov 2015ha ha...your reply is to the point bro!I fully agree