IDC on smartphones in Q1: Android up, iOS down, WP 3rd

16 May, 2013
Total shipments of smartphones in Q1 grew nearly 60% compared to last year. Android and iOS far ahead.

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  • 20 May 2013

upgrade, 17 May 2013IOS it could get really slick with IOS7, but who cares? ... morei am using lumia 520.almost a month and the ui, i feel very boring now. same tiles everywhere. most part of it is plain text, not much graphics. cannot customize it much. seems ios and android more attractive with more colorful and graphical ui with beautiful icons.

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    • sandra
    • 7tL
    • 19 May 2013

    M8, 17 May 2013IOS is better, NO Android is better, NO BB is better, NO Wi... morestill android and ios are the best. wp8 is a guinea pig.

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      • uge
      • 7tL
      • 19 May 2013

      Anonymous, 19 May 2013Hahaha you are funny android the best1. android 2.ios 3. ??? decision pending. coz they are very very very down...underneath not even visible to the naked eye.

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        • Anonymous
        • fkF
        • 19 May 2013

        Anonymous, 17 May 2013Best mobile operating systems: 1-iOS 6 2-Windows phone 8 ... moreHahaha you are funny android the best

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          • Trita
          • YTJ
          • 18 May 2013

          Wp8 is crippled. android though has bugs is the best followed by ios

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            • M$y
            • 17 May 2013

            M8, 17 May 2013IOS is better, NO Android is better, NO BB is better, NO Wi... moreIOS
            it could get really slick with IOS7, but who cares?
            it's not just the software it is the hardware also, and there are so many restrictions.

            Android is my second OS after Symbian and I have has a play with W8 which is really really nice really smooth and I found like Android,
            Had W8 been second O/s and Android the new O/S we would be dismissing Android. if you use either now switching to the other is seamless

            I moved files calendar / phone records/ between Symbian and Android and I dare say android to W8 will be smooth as well

            Ios is NOT team player hardware and sofware
            I reserve comment on BB 10 but from what I have seen and had a smaall play on again an o/s that phoe dependent I could upgrade to

            I would be downgrading if i went to the IP5 due to its hardware.APPLE PHONE SPECS ARE WELL BEHIND.

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              • Anonymous
              • ttv
              • 17 May 2013

              Hashish, 17 May 2013Behold till the Q2 2013 data comes out android will leave n... moreYes you are right.Chinese phones are going to rule the world . Look ! how amazing phones they make and unbelievable price and quality.

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                • AnonD-133243
                • 0ZJ
                • 17 May 2013

                Anonymous, 17 May 2013Best mobile operating systems: 1-iOS 6 2-Windows phone 8 ... moreHaha! There's no good or bad OS. It depends on the user. I personally find iOS frustrating, but of course it's flawless for someone else. I hate the segmentation and issues occurring on Android usage, but it's the only to meet some of my needs. I hate lack of proper file management in WP, but it's very simple to use and user friendly. Anyone has pros and cons.

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                  • Hashish
                  • ttv
                  • 17 May 2013

                  Behold till the Q2 2013 data comes out android will leave no space for any one to breathe are u people noticing the growth in android devices coming out of china reaching every hand in emerging markets where people can't afford expensive phones.they are getting full on value for money from local brands in their respective countries.
                  and they are all running on android.
                  haha ! Samsung Nokia Htc Sony u big boys better get back to the drawing board.
                  and isn't 70% of the world living in emerging markets .ie latin america ,africa,asia
                  haha what are u biggies left with .
                  look at panasonic who just made a fool of himself by launching P51 @ 571$ a chinese phone made by TCL. HAHA
                  Samsung days are numbered now start counting backwards.
                  great job google i hope it's free for these hardware manufacturers hope they compete with each other till they drop dead
                  the masses are going to laugh all the way to the bank.

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                    • AnonD-10363
                    • vGE
                    • 17 May 2013

                    Anonymous, 17 May 2013microsoft got what they wanted, nokia is carrying windows ... moreThe sense of a conspiracy going on (Microsoft buying Nokia) strikes me again and again.

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                      • 17 May 2013

                      Anonymous, 17 May 2013I think wp8 will stay until it will become mature OS. its h... moreAgree with you. thats why i support wp8. at the same thing. Bill Gates already donates almost $30 Billion to his charity. when you buy windows phone, its like you are helping too.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • w0P
                        • 17 May 2013

                        I think wp8 will stay until it will become mature OS. its hard bring down that OS. Bill Gates just made it to number 1 richest individual in Earth, I think he would not mind putting a lot of money just to improve wp8

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                          • vw1
                          • 17 May 2013

                          y, 16 May 2013We should appreciate nokias effort where all the other chea... moreSalute Nokia for adopting inferior Windows platform.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • mjP
                            • 17 May 2013

                            AnonD-6193, 17 May 2013Symbian is the dumbest OS ever, since there was no competit... more"Symbian is the dumbest OS ever" - I'm not even going to try:)...pathetic

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                              • Anonymous
                              • HI8
                              • 17 May 2013

                              Best mobile operating systems:
                              1-iOS 6
                              2-Windows phone 8
                              3-Blackberry OS 10
                              4-Symbian
                              5-Bada
                              6-Tizen
                              7-Windows mobile
                              8-Android series even 4.2

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                                • Anonymous
                                • ttv
                                • 17 May 2013

                                Who has big heart go up while small hearted go down and die.This is the natural low. Apple wanted monopoly but he knows just dollars can not make him up.

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                                  • vwf
                                  • 17 May 2013

                                  AnonD-77318, 17 May 2013Hi Guys! I'm EX Symbian and Nokia user, my last Symbian p... moreSymbian is the dumbest OS ever, since there was no competition then it was felt as a super OS.
                                  but now it cant compete with any other OS. not even firefox OS.

                                  - fan of Sony Ericsson and HTC
                                  - hater of Nokia
                                  - now lover of Nokia just for WP platform
                                  - hater of anything else on the planet
                                  - Lumia Rules, Pureview Rules,
                                  - True Superphone

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                                    • stupidNokia
                                    • LH0
                                    • 17 May 2013

                                    Hahaha Nokia you are looking good in the last positions haha

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                                      • vFr
                                      • 17 May 2013

                                      IOS is better, NO Android is better, NO BB is better, NO Windows is better, NO blah blah blah.

                                      whatever you enjoy is what counts, I have and use everyone of them. Never bored ever
                                      Nokia N86, Samsung Omnia, BB bold 9900, Nokia N9, Nokia 920, Iphone 5, Samsung gs4.
                                      love them all for their individuality and uniqueness ;)

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                                        • 17 May 2013

                                        Hi Guys!
                                        I'm EX Symbian and Nokia user, my last Symbian phone is N8 and for now I'm happy with Android. cheers