Apple may have one device to compete with their smartphone rivals but that one gadget is so great that it has managed to take the Cupertinos to the leading spot in the US smartphone market. According to estimates put forward by Canalys, Apple has managed to grab the first spot in the smartphone market share.
The 3rd quarter of 2010 saw Cupertinos ship 5.5 million iPhone most of which would have been of the slimmest smartphone that the the world has seen so far, iPhone 4.
Will Apple be able to continue their reign as the market leader and stop Android from getting their spot. Here's the answer:
Once again this quarter, it was devices running the Android platform that proved the greatest driver of growth in the worldwide market, up 1,309% year-on-year from 1.4 million in Q3 2009 to more than 20.0 million units in Q3 2010, forming a quarter of the market share. ‘With Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson all delivering large numbers of Android devices, and with focused efforts from many other vendors, such as LG, Huawei and Acer, yielding promising volumes, the platform continues to gather momentum in markets around the world,’ said Canalys Senior Analyst Pete Cunningham. ‘Android has been well received by the market and in some geographies it is becoming a sought-after consumer brand.
In simplistic terms - the top spot may not be Apple proprietary for long and don't be surprised if you see Android emerge as the new US smartphone market leader by the end of 2010.
[via IntoMobile]