Android US market share growth continues, comScore reports

31 August, 2011
Samsung is the US top manufacturer, while Apple is the most rapidly improving company.

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  • 01 Sep 2011

AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011You are being silly.. You think the reason most people buy ... moreMy, you really are a fun guy to reason with ;-). Shininess is the main reason. And no, apple doesn't have "state of the art" hardware. I mean they couldn't compare to arm vendors like TI or Samsung or Qualcomm.

The "curated" appstore is not where the users are given the best but are instead babied around by apple on uncle jobs instructions.

And just to repeat, no memory manipulation/ system wide control api, hence it isn't a smartphone.

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    • 01 Sep 2011

    AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011Hardware wise Apple is behind??? Ya wait till the new iPhon... moreIf I have to wait, Apple is behind.

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      • 01 Sep 2011

      AnonD-5197, 01 Sep 2011Others things you listed depends on preference, but hardwar... moreHardware wise Apple is behind??? Ya wait till the new iPhone is launched...

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        • 01 Sep 2011

        AnonD-5197, 01 Sep 2011It's not unforeseeable. If you've noticed the trend, Apple ... moreApple takes the best of everything and they make it even better... Thats what I am saying...

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          • 01 Sep 2011

          AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011You are being silly.. You think the reason most people buy ... moreOthers things you listed depends on preference, but hardware wise, Apple is behind. No argument there.

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            • 01 Sep 2011

            Anonymous, 01 Sep 2011Congratulations, Mr. iTroll. You have responded so well by ... moreYou are being silly.. You think the reason most people buy an iPhone is just because its shiny??? No, they buy it for the OS,the features, the AppStore and state-of-the-art hardware... Do ya think Android can even think to match Apple in this criterias??? Na.....

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              • 01 Sep 2011

              AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011Who knows what new features the new generation iPhone will ... moreIt's not unforeseeable. If you've noticed the trend, Apple only reuses the currently technology. I don't expect anything new. Unless you're going to claim the notification system a new invention of Apple.

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                • 01 Sep 2011

                Anonymous, 01 Sep 2011Independent memory manipulation is possible in iOS but only... moreWho knows what new features the new generation iPhone will come with??? Want a hanky??? You will need that in time...

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                  • 01 Sep 2011

                  Anonymous, 01 Sep 2011Congratulations, Mr. iTroll. You have responded so well by ... moreIndependent memory manipulation is possible in iOS but only on developer phones. Hence out of reach of most individuals without jailbreak.

                  Also, this text was entered with swype, which you won't experience as long as you are an iphone user.

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                    • 01 Sep 2011

                    AnonD-5197, 01 Sep 2011Cute. Keep dreaming. iPhone5 will come out and beat all c... moreWell... The first scenario is not going to happen... As for the second scenario, thats not going to happen either... Every manufacturer, big or small, launches Android every week or the other... Thats the whole point... ANDROID is CHEAP...

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                      • 01 Sep 2011

                      AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011The AppStore contains thousands more apps than your Marketp... moreCongratulations, Mr. iTroll. You have responded so well by claiming the market place is full of trash :-P. The facts are simple, the iphone lacks the basic framework which makes a device smart. It is not a real smartphone. That is until it supports userspace memory mapping and system wide control apis. The proper code support, file management/transfers come later. The reason most people buy it is because it's shiny. Not for its abilities. As an embedded system, it comes with the best hardware at the time, but apple restricts/cripples it.

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                        • 01 Sep 2011

                        AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011If you read the review nicely its said that its down to per... moreYou told me to go to any site. Clearly, GSM Arena does not say iPhone is better than SGS.

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                          • 01 Sep 2011

                          AnonD-5197, 01 Sep 2011GSMArena gave better score to SGS. ;)If you read the review nicely its said that its down to personal preferences...

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                            • 01 Sep 2011

                            AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011The AppStore contains thousands more apps than your Marketp... moreCute. Keep dreaming. iPhone5 will come out and beat all current Android phones as everyone expected.

                            Two scenarios:

                            1. If it isn't as good as current top Android device, then you cry.
                            2. If it is better than current Android device, don't worry, Android phones release every quarter. iPhone 5 will be beat by the following week of release. You cry a week later.

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                              • 01 Sep 2011

                              AnonD-13744, 01 Sep 2011Android is a lot better then ios simply because of customiz... more"Android is a lot better then ios simply because of customizability."

                              That's why lot of people JAILBREAK their iphones. Then you have best of both worlds and that world is much better and bigger than what android can offer. Jailbreak community is HUGE!

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                                • 01 Sep 2011

                                Anonymous, 01 Sep 2011Tell me does the apple app store have app like webkey or an... moreThe AppStore contains thousands more apps than your Marketplace which contains lots of trash... And when iOS 5 comes its going to beat Android black and blue...

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                                  • 01 Sep 2011

                                  AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011Galaxy S??? Go to any site and they will show you which the... moreTell me does the apple app store have app like webkey or any file management app? Any device which abandons file management is one that cuts out the concept which made the computers so smart. The iphone is no different. It's marketed to those who are pretty clueless about phones. You ask what is the use of customization, well have you ever tried apps like SwiftKey or swype keyboards. They happen to be far better than any of the stock keyboards on both the iphone or any android. The only thing iOS has is far better games. Do you have apps like tasker which allow full automation of the phone? Even on the galaxy s/s2 the touchwiz underlying framework is pretty stable and light. It has everything from file management to wifi direct built in. It can also hardware decode several formats. And I have yet to see any galaxy flagship lag. You might find it hard to believe but smoothness is not exclusive to the iphone. And do remember, iphone smoothness and shininess comes from the fact that it is severely restricted.

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                                    • 01 Sep 2011

                                    AnonD-20221, 01 Sep 2011Galaxy S??? Go to any site and they will show you which the... moreGSMArena gave better score to SGS. ;)

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                                      • 01 Sep 2011

                                      AnonD-535, 01 Sep 2011iphone 4 doesn't compare to galaxy S. never minds S 2. sc... moreGalaxy S??? Go to any site and they will show you which the better phone is... And what do you mean by flexibility??? What good is customising your Android when you cant beat the iOS??? Go and do your homework and come to comment here....

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                                        • 01 Sep 2011

                                        Htc all the way!