Android: 59% of the market share in the first quarter, Apple and Microsoft far behind

By Gabriel Manceau may 10, 2013

Android market share reached 59% in the first quarter. The mobile OS from Google literally crushes the competition on the market of "intelligent terminals. 182 Million terminals equipped with the little green droid who were leaving two main competitors far behind comes in the first three months of the year 2013.

Study published by Canalys speaks of intelligent mobile devices, including laptops, smart phones and tablets for a total amount of 308.7 million expedition in this period, 59% of the market for Android. Include the fact that laptops more weight on Microsoft, but also on Apple. Nevertheless, the company Apple to 19.3% of the market and the Microsoft traps only 18.1% count Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 RT and Windows phone 8.

Android eats the market shares of competitors

Apple loses market share for the benefit of Android for the third quarter. The Cupertino company may of the other leaders in the hyper dynamic segment which comforted shelves with 46.4% market share. Among these 308.7 million terminals 216.3 million were smartphones and 75.6% of them running Android. On the page of the manufacturer of smartphones, it's always Samsung, the dance with 26.6% of the PDM, followed by Apple with 19.3% who knows a low growth rate of 6.7% and raises the coup face competing Android manufacturer leads.

Market share in the first quarter of 2013

Apple will respond with the next iPhone on time or the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC offers full-HD 2 GB RAM, and overwhelmed processors. For its part, Microsoft knows a timid growth with its terminal Windows 8 error system which prevents the OS from how Android could through his orientation open-source license.

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