May 15, 2012, 03.15 PM IST

Google's Android gains share in smartphones - survey

Google's Android smartphone software stretched its market lead in early 2012, helped by new models from handset makers like Samsung and HTC and piling the pressure on rivals like Research In Motion and Nokia

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Google's Android gains share in smartphones - survey
Google's Android smartphone software stretched its market lead in early 2012, helped by new models from handset makers like Samsung and HTC and piling the pressure on rivals like Research-In-Motion and Nokia .


Research from Kantar WorldPanel on Tuesday showed Android gaining share strongly in most of seven major markets - Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States - in the 12 weeks to mid April.


In Spain and Italy, its market share more than doubled year-on-year to 72% and 49% respectively, while it almost doubled to 62% in Germany.


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