Android leads smartphone market

Release Date 27 Sep, 2011 in Computerworld

 
   

Android beats iPhone 2-to-1 in new smartphone purchases

Computerworld - Gregg Keizer - 27 Sep, 2011
Computerworld - Apple's iPhone lost share among US consumers who bought a mobile phone in the last three months, while the share for devices running Google's Android climbed, Nielsen said Monday. In August, 28% of those who had ...

Smartphone Buyers Choosing Android, Will iPhone 5 Change That?

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 27 Sep, 2011
The lack of a new iPhone on the market might be helping Google's Android OS, as 56 percent of US buyers who acquired a new smartphone in the last three months opted for an Android device, according to Monday data from Nielsen. ...

Nielsen: Android share of U.S. smartphone market hits 43%

Fortune - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - 27 Sep, 2011
The smartphone pie is getting bigger. While 43% of all mobile subscribers in the US had a smartphone as of August, according to Nielsen, 58% of those who bought a new mobile phone in the last 3 ...

Android use surges on mobile ad network

CNET - Lance Whitney - 27 Sep, 2011
Android continued to scoop up a healthy share of users on Millennial Media's mobile ad network in August, while growth for Apple's iOS was relatively flat. For the month, Android ad impressions jumped 48 percent over July, giving Google's mobile OS a ...

Android leads smartphone market

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 27 Sep, 2011
Computerworld - Android won the smartphone OS war this year in definitive fashion, capturing 39% of the market, according to IDC. The research firm predicted that Android-based smartphones will dominate the market in 2015 with a nearly ...

Android trumps iPhone 2-to-1 in new smartphone sales

Ubergizmo - Edwin Kee - 27 Sep, 2011
It seems that the Apple iPhone is no longer the powerhouse that it once was â€" but make no mistake about it, it is still a formidable force worldwide, but Google's Android operating system that is behind the plethora of handsets manufactured by HTC, ...

Android Hits 43%, iOS Stuck on 28% Share: Nielsen

eWeek - Clint Boulton - 27 Sep, 2011
Google's Android operating system hits 43% market share through August, according to Nielsen. Apple's iOS share remained at 28% ahead of its iPhone 5 launch. With dozens of Android sets to choose from in the United States, some 56 percent of US ...

US market being dominated by Android, iOS is stagnant

TweakTown - 27 Sep, 2011
In a survey taken last month, 43% of all smartphone owners have an Android-based device. But over the last three months, more than half (56%) chose an Android-powered smartphone. The preferences of these so-called "recent acquirers" are important as ...

Android powered 56 percent of smartphones sold in the last three months

Engadget - Terrence O'Brien - 27 Sep, 2011
By Terrence O'Brien posted Sep 26th 2011 9:40PM When last we checked in with Nielsen (which was earlier this month) Google's mobile OS had a sizable lead, powering just under 42-percent of smartphones sold, while Apple had cornered a more than ...

Android tops Apple iPhone in market share

Bizjournals.com - Lisa Sibley - 27 Sep, 2011
The cell phones running on Google's Android system are the top market-share winner, beating Apple's iPhone by a wide margin. Google Inc. 's Android is the most popular operating system for smartphones, according to July 2011 data from the Nielsen Co. ...

Android Outsells iPhone 2 to 1 In Summer Smartphone Sales

Mobile Marketing Watch - 27 Sep, 2011
New smartphone data out from Nielsen details the effect of no summer iPhone announcement on smartphone sales. According to the data, Android devices outsold iPhone a full 2 to 1 this summer, and in total, 56% of all smartphones sold since June have ...

Is Apple Losing Its Death Grip on the Mobile Market ?

The Atlantic Wire - 27 Sep, 2011
If you just read the headlines, Monday looks like a rare bad news day for Apple. A new batch of Nielsen data shows that twice as many new smartphone buyers have chosen Android phones over iPhones in the past three months. Apple stocks dropped three ...

Google (GOOG) Android Top US Smartphone OS in August as Demand Increases ...

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 27 Sep, 2011
Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android mobile OS is continuing to make gains in a segment that is recording constant growth. According to data from Nielsen Monday, Android retained a 43 percent share of the US smartphone market through August. ...

Android outsells iOS two to one.

TechDay.co.nz - 27 Sep, 2011
By Contributor, Tuesday, 27th September, 2011 Twice as many recent smartphone purchasers picked a device running Google's Android software over one running Apple's iOS, according to a survey by analysts Nielsen. The US survey found that of people who ...

Android rises, iPhone 4S and iOS 5 release date to bring change

Product Reviews - Peter Chubb - 27 Sep, 2011
You have to love surveys, as they give you some kind of perspective as to what is going on in a certain market. The latest is in regards to Android rising while others fall or stay put. Apple has still managed to hold at 28 percent of the market with ...

Android Outnumbered iPhone 2 to 1 in Summer Sales [STUDY]

Mashable - Todd Wasserman - 27 Sep, 2011
The delay in Apple's usual summer iPhone rollout has been good for Android: Google's mobile OS has outsold Apple's iOS two to one in the last three months, finds Nielsen. Fifty-six percent of smartphones sold since June have been Android. ...

Majority Rules (And By Majority, We Mean Android)

Phandroid.com - Rob Jackson - 27 Sep, 2011
Consumers vote with their wallets and over the last 6 months, the majority of smartphone voters are checking Android when they drop their credit card into the ballot box. Nielsen reports that in the ...

Most U.S. Consumers Chose Android (This Summer)

Hot Hardware - Seth Colaner - 27 Sep, 2011
According to research by the Nielsen Company, more recent acquirers of mobile devices have been opting for Android phones over other brands. The numbers from a Nielsen survey show that as of August 2011, about 56% of the consumers that bought a new ...

Nielsen: New Smart Phone Buyers Prefer Android 2-to-1 Over Apple (US)

AndroidGuys - Scott Webster - 27 Sep, 2011
How's that for an inflammatory headline? Fortunately, it's not a stretch or a skewed perspective here; People are buying Android like crazy. The new numbers out of Nielsen today show that more than half of all "recent acquirers" in the United States ...

Nielsen report suggests Android takes 40% of US smartphone market

Bizjournals.com - Lisa Sibley - 27 Sep, 2011
Nielsen's Director of Telecom Research and Insights Don Kellogg suggests that 40 percent of adult US mobile consumers have smartphones, and 40 percent of them use Android OS. Cupertino-based Apple Inc. 's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS, Apple's mobile operating ...

56% of new smartphone buyers choose Android, only 28% iPhone

BetaNews - Joe Wilcox - 27 Sep, 2011
Well, so much for Apple Fanclub antics a few months ago, when a wave of blog and news posts asserted that Verizon iPhone's launch had stalled Android sales and iPhone 5 would beat them back. It's more wishful thinking published as fact, ...

Nielsen: Android adoption doubled iOS over last three months

tuaw.com - Mel Martin - 27 Sep, 2011
BGR reports this morning that Android phones are growing rapidly in market share in the US. That's the word from the Nielsen Company, which just released research conducted in August. Customer surveys showed that ...

Nielsen: Apple's iOS holds at 28% in US as Android rises to 43% smartphone share

Apple Insider - 27 Sep, 2011
By Slash Lane Android's market share gains in the US continue to come at the expense of its competitors, except for Apple, which held steady at 28 percent despite the lack of a new iPhone model, according to the latest figures from Nielsen. ...

Android dominated US smartphone sales from June to August

Afterdawn.com - Rich Fiscus - 27 Sep, 2011
According to the results of Nielsen survey, Android dominated US smartphone sales between June and August of this year. While they estimate only 43 percent of smartphones in the US run Google's mobile OS, they accounted for 56 percent of smartphone ...

Android user base surges up, dwarfs iPhone user base by 2:1

TamsIJungle - 27 Sep, 2011
The research firm Nielsen have recently revealed their numbers concerning the smartphone world. The results are not at all surprising. Evidently, for every one iPhone user, there are two Android users. While the growth of iPhone has been stalled, ...

Android adoption accelerates, says Nielsen

Network World - Brad Reed - 27 Sep, 2011
Google's Android mobile operating system is still steadily expanding its share of the US smartphone market, as industry watcher Nielsen reports that 43% of American smartphone subscribers use Android-based devices. ...

Nielsen: New Smartphone Buyers Opt For Android

Twice - Joseph Palenchar - 27 Sep, 2011
New York - Only 43 percent of US smartphone owners have an Android device, but a majority of smartphone purchasers in the past three months opted for Android, a Nielsen survey found. In an August survey, ...

Android smartphones are more popular than ever

TG Daily - Trent Nouveau - 27 Sep, 2011
A recent survey conducted by Nielsen confirms that 43% of all US smartphone owners have an Android device. In addition, more than half of new handset owners surveyed over the past three months by the research company said they chose to purchase an ...

Nielsen: US Smartphone Shoppers Choosing Android As iPhone 5 Looms

paidContent.org - 27 Sep, 2011
There were few surprises in the latest report from Nielsen on the mobile device market: Android continues to do well in the US at the expense of Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) while Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) continues to stay strong on the back of a single ...

Nielsen: Android is gaining market share but not at the expense of Apple

9 to 5 Mac - 27 Sep, 2011
In a new study from Nielsen for the month of August, Android is continuing to grow reaching 43% of all smartphone owners, up from 40% in July. This in contrast to Apple's 28% share, which according to Nielsen, has been static since June. ...

 

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