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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iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012my iphone 4s is pocket friendly, coz it can fit in my pocke... moreMy galaxy s3 fits in my pocket.
Not heavy or bulky.
S3 is 7 grams lighter.
So take your rubbish statistics elsewhere.

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    AnonD-53748, 11 Sep 2012I guess someone is full of rubbish. Heavy? Check the stati... moremy iphone 4s is pocket friendly, coz it can fit in my pocket! not hevier and not bulky!

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      Original iPhone = innovation.
      Subsequent iPhones = catch up.

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        iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012yeah! i think iOS dominates the unated states!Haha, how do you know?
        You work for GSMArena or Nielsen?
        No you don't, now take your butthurt somewhere else.

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          iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012but its not bulky, havy, and pocket friendly!I guess someone is full of rubbish.
          Heavy? Check the statistics of the phone.
          Bulky? The S3 is thinner than the 4S.
          Pocket Friendly? What is going in your mind? Phones causes a war in your pocket?
          You're just jealous.

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            Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012Truth is, Android and iOS pursue very different philosophie... moreYOu are right , It's depending on how user use it and take belong to once of this OS . There are quit the same in operation now.IOS can run Java game on Safari at the time that Android is originally allowed this running .
            In conclusion : IOS and Android , we can benefit it the same if we know how to control on OS . you are so right ..

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              AnonD-5465, 11 Sep 2012the only problem with iOS is the screen size is so small ... morebut its not bulky, havy, and pocket friendly!

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                Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012lies, all lies. paid news! rubbishyeah! i think iOS dominates the unated states!

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                  the only problem with iOS is the screen size is so small ! browsing is annoying on iphones while its a pleasing experience on 4.5"+ Androids

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                    TizenMeeGo Takeover, 11 Sep 2012*phone*ok! iphone!

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                      lies, all lies. paid news! rubbish

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                        iSJ5, 11 Sep 2012tomorow the release of brilliant fone! i hope it will hit l... more*phone*

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                          tomorow the release of brilliant fone! i hope it will hit like 4s!

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                            Anonymous, 11 Sep 2012These statistics are so misleading it's unbelievable. How m... morewhat's so misleading about it? its only saying that Android is having better market share than iOS. And we all know that thats true. So where's the misleading you're talking about? Yes, Android has more models and manufacturers, but that's not their problem, Apple can do that, but they just wont.

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                              windows phone can max take 15% of total market share

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                                TruthSeekr, 11 Sep 2012Yes it is popular now but doesn't mean "it will always... moreFirefox OS ;)

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                                  Anonymous, 11 Sep 20121. who thinks android has no flash anymore... why dont you ... moreTruth is, Android and iOS pursue very different philosophies, and it's users have bought each because of their differing approach. iOS users like iOS, and Android users like Android. There is of course an overlap in between where they could go either way.

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                                    kumardeepkachwal, 11 Sep 2012Android is popular and always will be because 1. its opens... moreim not agree with you! sory!

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                                      kumardeepkachwal, 11 Sep 2012Android is popular and always will be because 1. its opens... moreAndorid will grow and may catch up to 75% market share. Android phones are made by most of the leading handset manufacturers, so that adds up to this OS' popularity. Yes it is opensourse but its controlled by google! so its not completely open in that sense! Opensourse OS projects will not succeed in mobile markets as it needs manufacuters' support which is impossible.
                                      IOS is like u have bought a luxurious jail! No memory expansion, no filemanagement, even adding or removing music is really painfull. Its for those who wanna show off. Still i like its quality hardware and silky smooth OS.

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                                        1. who thinks android has no flash anymore... why dont you google it? Chip.de offers flash with a link to install over play store.

                                        2. how is the iphone5 bringing iOS back? Does offer something new, something better than anywhere else? Guess not and do you know why? Because a Smartphone will never be able to do more with its processing power, than what a normal computer can do. All those new app types, are rubbish, because you have everything. I admit, for some time it was like there were iPhone exclusive apps for stuff you bought, but now everything also supports Android, so no adavantage here. Apps are no adavtage anymore of iOS... Only thing with iOS was, that it was more or less fluid, that is all and wont matter anymore after project butter release.