The Android market will shrink next year and the iOS market will grow

Next year, Android will shrink WP, IOS will grow "Sohu It News" Beijing time October 17, according to foreign media reports, ITG Investment Research study company released a new survey shows: in the next 12 months, The market share of Apple's iphone and Microsoft WP handsets could increase, while Google's Android and BlackBerry market share could slide. A total of 1012 American adults were surveyed in the report. The report shows Apple's iphone is the preferred mobile platform for people considering buying new machines. Currently, Apple's iphone has a market share of 27% in the US smartphone market, second on Android handsets and 35% in the market. However, according to the survey, a total of 35% of respondents said the new phone would consider buying an Apple iphone;32% to buy Android handsets, including Samsung handsets, as their next mobile phone, and 4% of those who plan to buy Microsoft WP handsets. Microsoft WP mobile phone in the U.S. market share of the smartphone market is 4%, but the existing users of the phone's loyalty is not high, there are 59% of WP users plan to take refuge in other mobile phone platforms; The current BlackBerry handset market share in the U.S. smartphone is only 2%, The proportion of respondents who said they planned to buy a BlackBerry was only 1%. And 80% of BlackBerry users are planning to switch to other mobile platforms. In stark contrast to Microsoft's WP and BlackBerry handsets, only 14% of iphone users and 23% of Android users say they plan to switch to other mobile platforms.