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How much is Apple's market share these days? I thought Android was still the major platform and I didn't think Google would be lying awake at night from this.

by pan69 14y ago

shangrila 14y ago
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-reclaims-no-1-smartphone-spot-in-q4/ http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-reclaims-no-1-smartphone...
- rplnt 14y ago
  They used the word global but I had a suspicion the numbers are from NA (or even USA) only. When I searched for their source I found a report claiming to be global that has very different figures for vendor shares. Apple with a 5.2% market share. I know it doesn't translate directly into 5.2% iOS share but it definitely won't be on part with Android as the article reported.
  - ZeroGravitas 14y ago
    The figures are correct, Apple was briefly the biggest manufacturer of smartphones, in between Nokia and Samsung having that title. 5% is more likely their share of all mobile phones, including non-smartphones. But if were talking Googles income then the Android vs iOS stats are more relevant qhich are more like 60 vs 20%
jyap 14y ago
"Market share" is a very vague term. Nonetheless, iOS beats out Android in web browser usage which is why Google derives much more ad dollars from iOS compared to Android. That is the important metric. "Market share" doesn't mean anything if it doesn't translate to something else that is valued in smart phone terms such as browser usage, paid app installs, app usage, advertising dollars generated. Google does care. Which is why they brought up their Google Maps announcements early last week.
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peteretep 14y ago
> I thought Android was still the major platform An iOS device has been sold for every 20 people currently on planet earth... Obviously the distribution is a little skewed ;-) But still, it's a staggering number. The Android numbers where Android has sold a gabazillion more units than Apple always seem a bit fishy to me, based on what I see around me. Luckily, we can see what people are actually using, actually for real: http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os-ww-monthly-201105-201205 http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os-ww-monthly-201105-20120...
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ditoa 14y ago
Android may have a bigger install base but they also seem to have a much bigger group of "low power users". These are the people such as my step-dad and some of their friends who bought a cheap Android phone as it was the same price as a old style candy bar or flip Nokia but it had a much bigger screen with adjustable text size (superb for their aging eyes) but they do nothing on the phone that would be considered "smart". They call and they text. That is it. Whereas I don't know anybody who would buy an iPhone and then not use all the smart phone features. Hell I know at least 6 people (not conclusive but interesting IMHO) who own Android phones but don't even have a Google account so have never download an app or even opened the web browser or maps built in apps. With the death of the old mobile phones and the rise of the smart phone someone had to pick up the place of the LCD, with the much lower entry level of Android on dirt cheap hardware it is clear that Android has picked up the crowd of "I just want a phone that makes calls" crowd which I can't see Google making any money out of.
- fpgeek 14y ago
  Note that Google counts activations, not devices, so if those friends really don't have a Google account (more plausible than I'd thought - I was recently surprised how easy it is to skip that step of the setup wizard these days, even on stock Android. That's a change from the G1 days, IIRC), they wouldn't be counted. On the other side, I suppose you could ask how many people use iPod Touches as pure music/video players, though the music player market is getting less important with time, unlike feature phone conversions.
  - gte910h 14y ago
    I don't think it's "Google Account" activations, but cell phone activations.

How much is Apple's market share these days? I thought Android was still the major platform and I didn't think Google would be lying awake at night from this.

by pan69 14y ago

How much is Apple's market share these days? I thought Android was still the major platform and I didn't think Google would be lying awake at night from this.

shangrila 14y ago

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-reclaims-no-1-smartphone-spot-in-q4/ http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-reclaims-no-1-smartphone...

rplnt 14y ago
They used the word global but I had a suspicion the numbers are from NA (or even USA) only. When I searched for their source I found a report claiming to be global that has very different figures for vendor shares. Apple with a 5.2% market share. I know it doesn't translate directly into 5.2% iOS share but it definitely won't be on part with Android as the article reported.
- ZeroGravitas 14y ago
  The figures are correct, Apple was briefly the biggest manufacturer of smartphones, in between Nokia and Samsung having that title. 5% is more likely their share of all mobile phones, including non-smartphones. But if were talking Googles income then the Android vs iOS stats are more relevant qhich are more like 60 vs 20%

jyap 14y ago

"Market share" is a very vague term. Nonetheless, iOS beats out Android in web browser usage which is why Google derives much more ad dollars from iOS compared to Android. That is the important metric. "Market share" doesn't mean anything if it doesn't translate to something else that is valued in smart phone terms such as browser usage, paid app installs, app usage, advertising dollars generated. Google does care. Which is why they brought up their Google Maps announcements early last week.

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peteretep 14y ago

> I thought Android was still the major platform An iOS device has been sold for every 20 people currently on planet earth... Obviously the distribution is a little skewed ;-) But still, it's a staggering number. The Android numbers where Android has sold a gabazillion more units than Apple always seem a bit fishy to me, based on what I see around me. Luckily, we can see what people are actually using, actually for real: http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os-ww-monthly-201105-201205 http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os-ww-monthly-201105-20120...

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ditoa 14y ago

Android may have a bigger install base but they also seem to have a much bigger group of "low power users". These are the people such as my step-dad and some of their friends who bought a cheap Android phone as it was the same price as a old style candy bar or flip Nokia but it had a much bigger screen with adjustable text size (superb for their aging eyes) but they do nothing on the phone that would be considered "smart". They call and they text. That is it. Whereas I don't know anybody who would buy an iPhone and then not use all the smart phone features. Hell I know at least 6 people (not conclusive but interesting IMHO) who own Android phones but don't even have a Google account so have never download an app or even opened the web browser or maps built in apps. With the death of the old mobile phones and the rise of the smart phone someone had to pick up the place of the LCD, with the much lower entry level of Android on dirt cheap hardware it is clear that Android has picked up the crowd of "I just want a phone that makes calls" crowd which I can't see Google making any money out of.

fpgeek 14y ago
Note that Google counts activations, not devices, so if those friends really don't have a Google account (more plausible than I'd thought - I was recently surprised how easy it is to skip that step of the setup wizard these days, even on stock Android. That's a change from the G1 days, IIRC), they wouldn't be counted. On the other side, I suppose you could ask how many people use iPod Touches as pure music/video players, though the music player market is getting less important with time, unlike feature phone conversions.
- gte910h 14y ago
  I don't think it's "Google Account" activations, but cell phone activations.