Android Overtakes the iPhone
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 7:38 am
IGN.com
US, May 11, 2010
[center]Report says Android has surpassed the iPhone in U.S. sales.
A report this week from market research firm NPD reveals that Google's Android mobile operating system has just surpassed Apple's iPhone in the ranking of most used smartphone operating systems.
According to the report, Android-powered devices have taken a lead in United States smartphone sales, accounting for 28 percent of the market, just behind RIM's Blackberry OS at 36 percent, and Apple's iPhone OS at 21 percent. It is important to remember, however, that the Android format extends to a wide range of devices, offered by multiple carriers, unlike the iPhone, which is currently only offered by AT&T. Moreover, NPD itself confirmed that their findings were based on only 150,000 online consumer research surveys, not official sales statistics.
NPD went on to report on the per-carrier breakdown of smartphone sales in the U.S., which found that AT&T dominated 32 percent of the market, followed by Verizon at 30 percent, T-Mobile at 17 percent, and Sprint at 15 percent.
Apple responded to NPD's report this afternoon, citing the limited nature of the surveys:
"This is a very limited report on 150,000 U.S. consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide," Apple rep Natalie Harrison told Reuters.
"We had a record quarter with iPhone sales growing by 131 percent and with our new iPhone OS 4.0 software coming this summer, we see no signs of the competition catching up any time soon." [/center]
US, May 11, 2010
[center]Report says Android has surpassed the iPhone in U.S. sales.
A report this week from market research firm NPD reveals that Google's Android mobile operating system has just surpassed Apple's iPhone in the ranking of most used smartphone operating systems.
According to the report, Android-powered devices have taken a lead in United States smartphone sales, accounting for 28 percent of the market, just behind RIM's Blackberry OS at 36 percent, and Apple's iPhone OS at 21 percent. It is important to remember, however, that the Android format extends to a wide range of devices, offered by multiple carriers, unlike the iPhone, which is currently only offered by AT&T. Moreover, NPD itself confirmed that their findings were based on only 150,000 online consumer research surveys, not official sales statistics.
NPD went on to report on the per-carrier breakdown of smartphone sales in the U.S., which found that AT&T dominated 32 percent of the market, followed by Verizon at 30 percent, T-Mobile at 17 percent, and Sprint at 15 percent.
Apple responded to NPD's report this afternoon, citing the limited nature of the surveys:
"This is a very limited report on 150,000 U.S. consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide," Apple rep Natalie Harrison told Reuters.
"We had a record quarter with iPhone sales growing by 131 percent and with our new iPhone OS 4.0 software coming this summer, we see no signs of the competition catching up any time soon." [/center]
