Stay connected:
Submitted: January 9, 2012 - 9:15pm
Originally published: January 9, 2012
Last updated: January 9, 2012 - 9:17pm
Originally published: January 9, 2012
Last updated: January 9, 2012 - 9:17pm
Source:
GigaOm
Author:
Ryan Kim
Location:
NPD Group, 900 West Shore Road, Port Washington, NY, 11050, United States
The iPhone 4S, along with cheaper older models, has helped Apple close the distance on Google’s Android, drawing within a few percentage points in recent smartphone sales market share in the U.S., according to the NPD Group.
In a CES telecom fact sheet, the research firm said that iOS has zoomed up to 43 percent of sales in October and November, compared with 26 percent in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Android’s share dropped from a high of 60 percent in the third quarter to 47 percent in October and November. The results affirm again that Android and iOS are in a two-horse race that has gotten tighter with the release of the iPhone 4S.
Links to Sources
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
Related
- Android still 1st choice among virgin smartphone buyers
- Samsung becomes biggest smartphone vendor, as Android's market share grows
- Android phone repair cost telcos billions: study
- Apple's U.S. share of smartphones grows to 33.4 percent
- The race is over: China to pass U.S. in iOS, Android devices for good
- Apple back on top in U.S. smartphone market thanks to iPhone 5
- iPhone Users Rack Up the Highest Carrier Bills
- Android, iPhone & the Freelance Nation
- Why 1 in 2 smartphones in the U.K. run Android
- More US Consumers Choosing Smartphones as Apple Closes the Gap on Android
- In smartphones, same old story: Apple and Android win
- Android Smartphones Consume More Data. Here’s Why.
- Apple rules mobile ads
- Verizon adds 1.2M mobile subs while FiOS growth continues
- Kantar: Android Was The Only OS Whose Sales Grew In All Markets It Surveys
Location
Javascript is required to view this map.
Ratings
Recommendation:
2
Informative:
0
Accuracy:
0
Login to rate this headline.