Android doubles mobile phone market share in seven months, research says
In the last seven months, Android has more than doubled its overall marketing share, new research has found.
According to ICM Research, 1930 adults were asked between 27-30 May what their latest mobile phone handset was, with 13% responding that it was Android, with only 6% having responded with the same answer just months previously between 15-18 October.
Meanwhile Nokia saw a decline over the same period from 34% to 28%, while Blackberry grew by 4% to reach 10% and iPhone also saw an increase of 2% with 9% of respondents saying they owned one.
Maurice Fyles, research director for ICM, explained: “The implication is that with the range of mid-market BlackBerry and Android options now available, both of these have the potential to put significant distance between themselves and iPhone.
“Furthermore, penetration of Windows 7 is still very low at 1% of mobile users, driven primarily by HTC and Samsung. There is unlikely to be a significant shift in this until the first Nokia Windows 7 handsets emerge later in the year,” Fyles added.
Also slightly declining in their reach were non-android phones from Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorola and other.
Research also phone that Windows 7 Phone only had a 1% share of the market.