Allinformation.com- The operating system (OS), Android still dominates the smartphone market. In a research firm, Strategy Analytics, Google's OS charge of the third quarter 2014 by 84 percent in terms of shipment (shipment) globally.
During the third quarter of this year, the global Android-based smartphone shipments reached 268 million units, up from 206 million in the same period last year. This achievement helped Android controls 84 percent market share, up from 81.4 percent.
"Leadership Android in the global smartphone market looks invincible at this time. The cost of a cheap Android services and software that is user-friendly remains attractive for hardware manufacturers, operators and consumers in the world," said Strategy Analytics Executive Director Neil Mawston, as reported by CNET, Monday (11/03/2014).
Android's success is a challenge for Google. Because the Android platform is getting crowded with hundreds of brands of hardware and Android smartphone prices began to decline around the world. "So only a few vendors of Android devices benefit. Mawston said.
Meanwhile, the main competitor of Android that iOS is in second place. Apple's smartphone shipments to the OS as much as 39.3 million, up from 33.8 million in the same quarter last year.
However, its market share fell to 12.3 percent from 13.4 percent. Director of Strategy Analytics, Woody Oh, assessing the decline was due to the limitations of iOS devices in the low-end smartphone market.
Overall, global smartphone shipments grew 27 percent from the same quarter last year. This is referred to as positive a growing market. Shipments of smartphones in the third quarter of this year reached 320 million units, up from 253 million in the same quarter last year.
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