It's Still A Feature Phone World: Global Smartphone Penetration At 27%

Release Date 29 Nov, 2011 in TechCrunch

	iPhone temporarily bests Android, at least in the UK Christian Science Monitor - 29 Nov, 2011 In the UK, iPhone sales have outstripped those of Android handsets. Here, users line up outside an Apple store in London. Earlier this month, Google announced that it was logging 550000 Android activations a day, ...
Apple beats Android in Britain in Oct-researcher Reuters India - 29 Nov, 2011 Apple store staff look at a new iPhone 4S at an Apple Store in New York, October 14, 2011. REUTERS - The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc take top spot in the British smartphone market in October, overtaking phones using Google Inc's ...
Apple beats Android in Britain in October - researcher Reuters UK - 29 Nov, 2011 (Reuters) - The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc take top spot in the British smartphone market in October, overtaking phones using Google Inc's Android platform, data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech showed on Monday. ...
Apple made half of UK smartphone sales in October Inquirer - 29 Nov, 2011 By Kate O'Flaherty FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE GADGETS Apple accounted for nearly half of smartphone sales in October as it launched the Iphone 4S, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel Com Tech. The data show that in the 12 weeks of sales ended 30 October ...
iPhone sales in UK triple in October The Guardian - 29 Nov, 2011 Pent-up UK demand for the new iPhone 4S meant that Apple sold more than three times as many phones in October as in any of the three previous months, eclipsing the rival Google platform, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. ...
Apple: 15" MacBook Air for Q1; iPhone 4S selling out Computerworld (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011 Apple [AAPL] seems set to storm into next year, with new MacBook Air models set for Q1, and an iPhone 4S-driven return to growth in its eternal battle with Android. [ABOVE: A ComScore glimpse at the different ways people use their iPads ...
	iPhone 4S 'achieves the impossible' to get Apple market share growing again Telegraph.co.uk - 29 Nov, 2011 The Apple iPhone 4S accounted for 42.8 per cent of all mobile phone sales in October and helped the iPad-maker to further increase its market share. By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The latest smartphone data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech ...
	6 Ways iPhone is Better Than Android LifeGoesStrong - 29 Nov, 2011 As a geek, I'm disappointed iPhone 4S doesn't connect to 4G networks and hasn't enlarged its screen since the original iPhone four years ago. But while there are many more models of Android phones, many of which offer 4G and larger displays, ...
Apple iPhone Late 2012 Sales Are Exploding: 10 Reasons Why eWeek - 29 Nov, 2011 News Analysis: Apple's iPhone sales continue to dominate the mobile space. We examine why Apple is selling more iPhones than ever and why sales won't slow down anytime soon. Apple's iPhone is a hot item this holiday shopping season. ...
	iPhone Snags 42.8% of October UK Smartphone Sales The Mac Observer - 29 Nov, 2011 Apple's iPhone product line claimed 42.8% of all smartphone sales in the UK in the month of October, according to data released by research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. The company said that pent up demand for the iPhone 4S, which was released ...
Pent-up demand helps iPhone take top spot in UK market with 43% share Apple Insider - 29 Nov, 2011 Existing iPhone users' demand for a new device helped push Apple's UK market share to nearly 43% in October, beating Android-based handset sales in the region for the first time since late 2010. According to research firm Kantar ...
Apple phones tops in Britain Investor's Business Daily - 29 Nov, 2011 In a reverse of recent market share losses to phones running Google's (GOOG) Android platform, the long-awaited iPhone 4S helped Apple (AAPL) become the No. 1 selling smartphone in the UK in October, with a dominant 43% share. ...
iPhone 4S Surges in Battle of Britain All Things Digital - 29 Nov, 2011 Pent-up demand for the iPhone 4S in Great Britain has carried the device straight to the top of the country's sales charts. According to data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the iPhone captured nearly half of UK smartphone sales in October, ...
	Global Smartphone Adoption Approaches 30 Percent Wired (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011 A breakdown of how the smartphone and feature phone landscape looks across the globe. Image: Vision Mobile Feature phones still dominate the world's wireless landscape, but in the United States and parts of Europe, ...
Smartphones still at only 27% of global market share SlashGear - 29 Nov, 2011 Market research firm VisionMobile has released a report, revealing that the worldwide mobile phone market is still dominated by feature phones. Despite all the craze around the latest iPhone or Android device and the spike in smartphone shipments, ...
iPhone 4S dominates sales in the UK The Loop - 29 Nov, 2011 The release of iPhone 4S was enough to propel Apple into the smartphone sales lead in the UK for October. According to data from market research company Kantar, Apple's iPhone sales accounted for 42.8 percent of sales during October. ...
Apple iPhone is best-selling phone in UK in October, despite Android's reigning Q3 ConnectedPlanet (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011 Android's moment on top may be short lived, according to new data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Analysts tempered news of Android's high-flying third quarter �" during which the OS accounted for 53% ...
Apple beats Google's Android in UK mobile market San Francisco Business Times - 29 Nov, 2011 Computer and popular gadget maker Apple Inc. beat rival Google Inc. in the UK smartphone market in October, achieving a goal some thought impossible. A report Monday by research company Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said Cupertino-based Apple (NASDAQ: ...
With just two weeks of sales, iPhone 4S steals Android market share in the UK ... 9 to 5 Mac - 29 Nov, 2011 A recent survey conducted by GoodMobilePhones.co.uk of 1694 Brits aged 18 and over made waves with claims that as much as 22 percent of UK owners regret the purchase of iPhone 4S over battery life and jealousy of rival smartphones. ...
iPhone sales rise again in October Management Today - 29 Nov, 2011 There we were, thinking the market was saturated. Apparently not, though: iPhones made up nearly 28% of smartphone sales during October. Consumer spending squeeze? What consumer spending squeeze? ...
iPhone Won 42.8% Smartphone Share in U.K. Last Month Financial News Network Online - 29 Nov, 2011 According to GigaOM, which cited research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTec, Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone took a 42.8% share of UK smartphone sales in October, versus smartphones using Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system. ...
It's Still A Feature Phone World: Global Smartphone Penetration At 27% TechCrunch - 29 Nov, 2011 Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to becoming a professional blogger, Sarah worked in IT across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. ...
Amazing Smartphones to be Released Only After the Holidays [LEAKED SPECS] International Business Times AU - 29 Nov, 2011 Cyber Monday's here, and the holiday season's starting. Looking for so-called "superphones" in stores or on-line? Sure, Apple's iPhone 4S already arrived in most places around the globe. ...
iPhone 4S propels Apple back to growth in U.K. smartphones GigaOm - 29 Nov, 2011 Apple won an impressive 42.8 percent of all UK smartphone sales in October, based largely on the introduction of the iPhone 4S. It's the first time since Nov. 2010 that Apple saw its share of ...
	Apple increases UK smartphone share for first time in year Mobile News - 29 Nov, 2011 Apple's smartphone market share in the UK stood at 27.8 per cent as of the end of October �" the first increase it has seen since last November. According to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple grew its UK market share 2.8 per cent ...
Crunch Time For Apple's Rivals: iPhone Sales In UK Grew Again In October MocoNews - 29 Nov, 2011 Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) acolytes will probably be saying “told you so” when they hear of this: sales of the iPhone, which had been in decline in the last several months, turned around and grew in the month of October, thanks to the introduction of the ...
Samsung Launches "Aggressive" Ad Campaign Dealerscope - 29 Nov, 2011 Samsung over the weekend launched a new advertising campaign, called "“The Next Big Thing is Already Here,” focusing on the Galaxy S II smartphone and taking some shots at the rival iPhone. The first ad poked fun at Apple fans camping out outside Apple ...
	Mobile Developers Emulating More than Apple's Tech Technology Bloom News - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ There's been a lot of speculation lately over Apple's legal actions against Samsung for “blatantly copying” their iPad and iPhone's hardware and software. While it's obvious that Samsung's line of phones and tablets draws inspiration from Apple, ...
'Smart' society gains way two years after iPhone introduction The Korea Herald - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ “Smart” is no longer an unfamiliar word in Korea especially after two years since the Apple's iPhone was first introduced in the country. Since the iPhone was released in Korea on Nov. 28, 2009, unveiling what we call the smartphone for ...
	Smartphone war escalates as Apple and Samsung mutually call foul Mainichi Daily News - ‎Nov 26, 2011‎ Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the iPhone 4S during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) A patent war being waged between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. is heating up an ...