iPhone Achieves Highest Ever U.S. Smartphone Market Share
Apple's smartphone accounted for more than half of U.S. smartphone market from September through November, but Android and Samsung dominates European and worldwide market.
According to data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple's iPhone has achieved its highest ever U.S. market share.
The 12 weeks ending November 25 saw Apple accounting for 53.3 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, which was spearheaded by sales of the iPhone 5. The figure represents an increase from 35.8 percent during the same period last year.
"Apple has reached a major milestone in the U.S. by passing the 50 percent share mark for the first time, with further gains expected to be made during December," said Dominic Sunnebo, Kantar's global consumer insight director.
During the same period, Android's U.S. market share decreased to 41.9 percent from 52.9 percent in 2011. It's a different outlook worldwide, though. Android accounted for 72.4 percent of the entire global smartphone market during 2012's quarter three.
Over the same 12-week period in Europe, Samsung, who was recently named the worldwide cell phone market leader, continued its top smartphone manufacturer with a 44.3 percent share across Europe's top five countries. Apple settled for second place with a 25.3 percent share the market, while HTC, Sony and Nokia trailed behind.
Android-powered smartphones enjoyed a 61 percent share of the European market in the same time frame, which is an increase from 51.8 percent for the same period a year ago.
Sales of Nokia's Windows phones, meanwhile, remained quiet in the U.S., Kantar added. "Over the past six months, just 28 percent of Nokia Lumia 800 sales have come from under 35's, compared with 42 percent of all smartphone sales," Sunnebo said. "With the Nokia Lumia 920 being one of the few handsets available on [mobile carrier] EE 4G, new tariffs may help to change this by attracting early adopters in the coming months."
Well, at least I corrected my part of the mistake and have an S3 and Note 2. Zak, thanks for reminding us that America ain't doing so good.
Well, at least I corrected my part of the mistake and have an S3 and Note 2. Zak, thanks for reminding us that America ain't doing so good.
Give it a rest bud, its an easy to use phone that supplies you with applications that assist you. Its fast, responsive and does exactly what you want of it.
I've owned an Android phone and yea, lot more customizable, loved it, but the program "lagged" behind. When switching screens or swiping it would at times chop up, lower frame rate. Yet this thing was supposed to have better hardware than the iPhone.
I own an iPhone now, and at first it bugged the hell out of me without its "customizability" but now I overlook that. Being in an AMT course at Canadore College (Aircraft Maintenance Technician) I just need a phone that works properly and quickly.
The iphone does that. Just because everyone is buying one doesn't make people stupid, they just want a good looking phone that works.
I am switching back to the Galaxy when my contracts up - but only because I don't like supporting a company that sues everyone. This phones been good to me, always fast, RARELY crashes, no viruses. But it also pissed me off sometimes, no flash support, can't do jack with it, can't "link" it to more than 1 computer, etc, etc.
And Zak, for the love of christ every Ad you have is either APPLE ROCKS or ANDROID SUCKS. Why is Toms allowing a fanboy to spread the news?
Boot Zak.
His "news" is news the same way Fox is "fair and balanced"
It's all about iphone this, iphone that. STOP
Boot Zak.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlackBerry-10-Browser-iOS-6,news-16488.html
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iOS-6.0.2-iPhone-Apple-Battery,news-16496.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Google-Cheap-Nexus-7-Tablet,19914.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Samsung-Cell-Phone-Smartphones-Nokia,19891.html
Of course, haters will only see what they want to see right?
I develop for both Android and iOS and Android is a POS. Only problem is if I point out any problems
with Android on Tom's my post will get down voted not because what I say is wrong but simply because it will be deemed "anti Android" or "pro Apple".
S3? Oh yeah, that's the phone that's too stupid to play audio in my car through the 1/8" AUX jack while connected to a Bluetooth device at the same time (Google it if you don't believe me - it's a well-known issue). Two popular tasks in a car and the S3 can't even do them at the same time. Meanwhile my iPhone 5 handles this perfectly and can even stream audio to one BT device while also connecting to another BT handsfree device at the same time, and switches between them seamlessly as calls come in.
Only good version of Android is JB, but nobody uses it (barely at 6%). ICS is terrible because of how they implemented ASLR (which they fixed in JB). That means the only secure version of Android is JB. Too bad that 94% of users are on an older versions and probably won't get updated.
This is also why developers (like myself) flock to iOS at a ratio of 7:3 vs Android. No developer wants to code for the fragmented mess that's Android. If I want to code for the latest features in JB then I have a very small potential market of customers. If I want to hit the largest possible customer base then I have to code for an older API level and miss out on all the latest & greatest features.
I could continue, but I'd be wasting my breath on people who refuse to believe Android has issues or that there are any aspects of iOS or the iPhone 5 that are superior (and there are a LOT).
And I still find it funny that whiners complain about Apple articles yet they can't resist reading them and even wasting the time to post. I guess it's too damn hard to simply avoid clicking the article in the first place.
You are so extremely biased it's not even funny. You fail to mention the hundreds of problems that the iPhone has and point out one problem that the S3 has as if it's proof that the S3 is worse. How about the fact that you can't talk and go on the internet with the iPhone 5? A very simple thing that any, even the worst android devices can do; and the S3 does magnificently. The iPhone 5 also does not have NFC, DLNA, and numerous features such as a MicroSD slot, an LED notification light, smart stay, flash support. See what I mean? The iPhone 5 is not the new God that is going to save you from the apocalypse. It's a phone and it's also not the best one.
Meanwhile you are so narrow-minded and blind that you fail to see that the amount of apps on Google Play is catching up to the App Store at a lightning-fast pace, even though iOS is the older operating system. There's a reason the iPhone 5 doesn't sell in the rest of the world, it's an overpriced POS. The only reason it sells in the U.S. is because carriers pay so much to subsidize it for simple minded individuals such as yourself.
I could continue, but I'd be wasting my breath on people who refuse to believe iOS has issues or that there are any aspects of Android or the S3, Nexus 4, etc. that are superior (and there are a LOT).
Apple is gay like your momma!
iPhone Achieves Lowest Ever Global Smartphone Market Share
Get the picture...?
iPhone 5 does allow for simultaneous talk and internet. That feature is cell provider dependent (AT&T is the only one that I know that supports it where I live). Most people don't give two shits about the "features" you listed. Hardcore users might enjoy them but the masses don't even know what NFC or DLNA is. Also, mobile Flash was discontinued a long time ago. Do your homework before posting your nonsense in a public forum and looking like a fool with a bias.
If you fanboys had any coherent thoughts rattling around in your group-think oriented domes you'd realize each of these platforms make the others better - it's called competition. If you understood the origin of the iPhone and Google collaboration on it you'd probably also understand that without the iPhone you wouldn't be able to have your Android device you use today.
While I don't think you know what hypocrite means. You're spot on with your other two comments, however.