In the third quarter of this year, IOS and Android have accounted for 96% of global smartphones, according to the latest data released by Strategy Analytics. IOS occupies 12.3% of the smartphone market, while Android has a market share of 83.6%. Yesterday, data showed that China's mobile phone company has become the world's third-largest experts in smart machine manufacturers.
Android continues to dominate the global smartphone operating system market, with a 3% increase in market share compared to the same period last year. Apple's mobile operating system has a market share of 12.3%, followed by Windows Phone and BlackBerry, with market shares of 3.3% and 0.7%, respectively. Other mobile platforms share less than 0.1%. For a more in-depth understanding of the Android operating system, see the Android app development video series tutorial.
Neil Mawston, executive director of strategy Analytics, said: "Android's dominance of the global smartphone market is not yet shaken, and low-cost services and user-friendly software continue to attract global hardware manufacturers, operators and consumers. "Of course, Google still faces many challenges, such as too many hardware brands on the Android platform, falling smartphone prices, and only a few Android vendors can make a profit.
Overall, global smartphone shipments were up 27% from a year earlier, to 320.4 million. In the third quarter of last year, global smartphone shipments were 252.9 million. Growth in the smartphone market continues to be the initiative of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In fact, smartphone maker has been aggressively promoting cheap equipment in China and India.
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Android's dominance of the global smartphone market is not yet shaken.