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shangrila | 13 years ago

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-reclaims-no-1-smartphone...

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rplnt|13 years ago

They used the word global but I had a suspicion the numbers are from NA (or even USA) only. When I searched for their source I found a report claiming to be global that has very different figures for vendor shares. Apple with a 5.2% market share. I know it doesn't translate directly into 5.2% iOS share but it definitely won't be on part with Android as the article reported.

ZeroGravitas|13 years ago

The figures are correct, Apple was briefly the biggest manufacturer of smartphones, in between Nokia and Samsung having that title. 5% is more likely their share of all mobile phones, including non-smartphones.

But if were talking Googles income then the Android vs iOS stats are more relevant qhich are more like 60 vs 20%