Android and iPhone browsers preferred for mobile Internet access

In recent years, the number of users accessing the Internet through mobile phones has exploded, and with the development of technology and wireless networks, mobile Internet access is switching from a "secret weapon" that only a few people can enjoy to a popular Internet access method that is familiar to the general public. As the number of people accessing the Internet via mobile phones increases, smart phone manufacturers and software developers are all concerned about whether users will use their own platforms for mobile Internet access. In the current mobile Web browser field, who are the real kings? The correct answer is probably the two platforms that have not been in the mobile phone market for a long time, Google Android and Apple iPhone.

The Android platform launched by Internet giant Google has recently won a lot of market share. Compared with its official launch last year, the market share of the mobile Web browser of Google Android platform has increased by an average of 47%. However, although Google's Android platform is growing rapidly, the Android platform still accounts for only 6% of the mobile Web browser market. Of course, Google Android is still a newbie in the mobile phone field, so it is still relatively weak compared with the market leader.

Currently, Apple has the highest market share of mobile Web browsers in the world. Apple only occupies 36% of the global mobile Web browser market by virtue of its iPhone series, the number in the U.S. market is nearly 50%. In contrast, RIM and Microsoft have a market share of only 22% and 11%, which is evident in Apple's strength. Of course, Apple's competitors are not vegetarian. Microsoft recently released Windows Mobile 6.5. The WM operating system has made many optimizations to network connectivity. RIM intends to improve and innovate the Bold and Storm devices; opera has also achieved small gains in the mobile Web browser field, and intends to further expand the results by launching a mobile Web browser compatible with the Google Android platform. In general, Google Android and Apple iPhone platforms will be preferred for mobile Internet access in the future.

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