A recent study by Strategy Analytics has found that Google's Android is the most commonly used OS with nearly 80 percent of handsets sold in the second quarter of 2013 (182.7 million handsets) approximately.
According to the firm nearly 34.6 million Android tablets had been sold during in the second quarter which is double than the 14.6 million iPads sold in the same period. Neil Mawston of Strategy Analytics said that Android's numerous hardware partners and varying price points are the reasons for its success, the report added. (ANI)
Apple's iPhone sales have dropped to 14 percent in the second quarter from Q1. However the IDS report adds that Apple's market share can still pick up in the coming year when Apple will release its rumoured “iPhone 5S” as well as the new iOS.
Microsoft's Windows Phone is doing well and has managed to grab the third spot from Blackberry OS. Windows Phone increased its market share to 3.7%, up from 3.1% a year ago and shipped approx 77.5% more units. Nokia is the driving force and accounted for nearly 81.6 percent of the Windows Phone smartphone shipments during Q2.
BlackBerry has come down to the fourth spot with 2.9% of shipments, down from 4.9% in Q2 of 2012. BlackBerry's much-hyped BB10 OS has been unable to slow down the company's decline.
In the smartphones market globally, Samsung leads the Android pack, followed by LG, Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE. Together, these five vendors make up 62.5% of the total Android smartphone shipments.
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