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The worldwide mobile browser market share chart is iffy. They're suggesting that Safari Mobile (i.e. iPhone + iPod + iPad) accounts for 62% of the market. The n
by rhplus 15y ago
The worldwide mobile browser market share chart is iffy. They're suggesting that Safari Mobile (i.e. iPhone + iPod + iPad) accounts for 62% of the market. The numbers are based on web-page visits to sites that are part of the 'net applications' network[1]. I suspect that Android, Blackberry and Symbian devices are being seriously undercounted, either because they're more likely to be sold with a limited data-plan or because they're more popular amoung users in countries that are less likely to visit these sites. In short: I'm sceptical that iOS is almost 2/3 of the worldwide mobile browser market.
[1] http://www.netmarketshare.com/mobile-methodology.aspx http://www.netmarketshare.com/mobile-methodology.aspx
- sjs 15y agoAnecdotally I browsed the web as little as possible on my Nexus One. Prior to that on my 3GS and now on my 4S I browse the web a lot more, because Safari is far better than Android's browser. The screen being nicer certainly doesn't hurt, why does text look so horrible on the Nexus One at 480x800? It sounds at least plausible to me. Not to mention that many people who buy iPhones want to do lots of stuff with it, whereas many Android customers just got it because it was free with their contract, not necessarily because they want to do everything it's capable of.
- ricardobeat 15y agoIt measures page visits, it can't count all those symbian/bada browsers sitting unused in people's pockets. They're not in the market.