Android continues to have a stronghold when it comes to the smartphone industry. According to a new research conducted by Canalys, about 4 out of every 5 smartphones sold in 2013 was an Android. Surprisingly to some, Apple lost market share despite witnessing increase in shipments.
Out of the 998 million smartphones estimated to be shipped last year, 785 million (79%) were powered by Android OS, while those powered by iOS counted to somewhere around 154 million (15%). On the other hand, Microsoft’s Windows OS for smartphones showed a strong Quarter-on-quarter boost in number of sales. In terms of percentage, Microsoft upped its market share by one percent to get to the 3% mark. Blackberry continues to loom into the darkness and witnessed another fall in its market share.
According to Canalys analyst Jingwen Wang, Microsoft missed out on even more growth. Explaining his stand, he said,
Chris Jones, Canalys principal analyst, states that things can turn out to be brighter for Lenovo in the near future, in wake of the recent Motorola acquisition, and it might be able to get to double-digit market figues by the end of 2015.
Despite its huge lead, Android needs to keep working hard as it continues to face stringent competition from its rival operating systems including the new born Firefox OS, Ubuntu OS and the up-and-coming Tizen OS which aren’t even in the figures right now.
Out of the 998 million smartphones estimated to be shipped last year, 785 million (79%) were powered by Android OS, while those powered by iOS counted to somewhere around 154 million (15%). On the other hand, Microsoft’s Windows OS for smartphones showed a strong Quarter-on-quarter boost in number of sales. In terms of percentage, Microsoft upped its market share by one percent to get to the 3% mark. Blackberry continues to loom into the darkness and witnessed another fall in its market share.
Android on 80% of smart phones shipped in 2013 http://t.co/oLfAMc9whn pic.twitter.com/E6LeuHSSXI
— Canalys (@Canalys) January 30, 2014
According to Canalys analyst Jingwen Wang, Microsoft missed out on even more growth. Explaining his stand, he said,
“Market uncertainty and caution affected Nokia’s performance in Q4, with Microsoft’s acquisition of its devices business yet to complete, as did arguably insufficient marketing, as Nokia and Microsoft failed to stimulate sufficient demand for the latest Lumia products to deliver a seasonal sales boost. With Lumia accounting for such a dominant portion of Windows Phone shipments, the growth of the OS faltered too.”
Despite its huge lead, Android needs to keep working hard as it continues to face stringent competition from its rival operating systems including the new born Firefox OS, Ubuntu OS and the up-and-coming Tizen OS which aren’t even in the figures right now.
