Android tops iPhone among recent US buyers, says Nielsen
Posted in: Mobile & Wireless at 04/01/2011 16:59
Although Apple's share of the U.S. smartphone market remains slightly ahead of Google's, more buyers in the last six months picked a device powered by the latter's Android OS, Nielsen said today.
According to a November survey by the polling company, an Android handset was selected by 41% of U.S. adult smartphone buyers in the last six months. Apple's iPhone accounted for 27% of the purchases, while a BlackBerry device was the choice of 19%.
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Also see:
Why Apple's iPhone Will 'Drown in a Sea of Androids'
Google's Android mobile platform may still follow Apple's iPhone in the smartphone race, according to fresh Nielsen data released Monday, but that advantage may not last long.
Specifically, unless Apple starts licensing the iPhone to other handset makers, the platform could get lost amid the many Android competitors.
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