Friday, August 15, 2014

Android and iOS available on more than 9 out of 10 smartphones – Numerama


 It never sold as many mobile phones, and it has never sold as few different operating systems. Android and iOS are now installed on 96.4% of smartphones sold worldwide.

 

 


 The mobile phone market does not know the crisis. According to figures provided by the IDC, 301.3 million smartphones cabinet have been sold worldwide in the second quarter of 2014, marking an increase of 25.3% compared to the same period a year earlier . It was never sold as many smartphones in the quarter.


 


 In terms of operating systems, and therefore ecosystems, such sales are completely crushed by Android and iOS, which together alone 96.4% of smartphones passed .


 


 Google’s system, used by many mobile phone manufacturers, alone accounts for 84.7% market share , up more than 5 points in one year. If it increases slightly in volume with 35.2 million iPhones sold, Apple’s mobile platform back however in proportion with 11.7% market share against 13% in the second quarter 2013.

 


 Despite the efforts of Microsoft, Windows Phone is not yet able to confirm its breakthrough, and even declined to 7.4 million units sold in the second quarter 2014, against 8.2 million last year.


 


 We’ll see in the longer term, the impact of the announced release of the first Samsung phone in Tizen, mobile system that put the South Korean manufacturer to counter the dominance of Android. However, this impact may be limited. According to IDC, Samsung was the manufacturer only 3 out of 10 Android phones sold in the second quarter, against 40% a year earlier. Google’s platform going forward with the smartphone segment less than 200 euros, while Samsung has focused more on the premium segment with its Galaxy S5.


 


 But in this segment of entry level is that Mozilla hopes to play spoilsport with Firefox OS. A he nevertheless sufficient market power to achieve this? Nothing is less certain.


 


 

 

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