If you thought Android’s strong performance in the tablet market was impressive, check out these quarterly results for smartphone shipments. According to Strategy Analytics, Android devices account for an incredible 79.50% of devices shipped in Q2 of 2013. Four out of every 5 devices shipped ran some version of Android. That’s beyond impressive. It’s a growth of exactly 10% from 69.50% last year in Q2, and most of the growth came at the expense of 3% of Apple’s marketshare and 7% of the remaining “Other” category.
However, Apple still managed to ship about 5 million more devices than last Q2; Android OEMs just happened to ship almost 80 million more devices, which made for a significantly stronger marketshare grab. Other smartphone types dropped by about 10 million units year over year, so if you were holding out hope that BlackBerry might gain some traction and give you an alternative OS to jump to, these figures are all but a nail in the coffin.
Over, smartphones experienced a 46.70% growth year-over-year, which is 5% more than last year. Eventually, it seems like this market has to peak, but there’s really no telling when that will be.
source: Strategy Analytics
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