Android, iOS Combine For 91.1% Of Global Smartphone OS Mkt In 4Q12: IDC

The two-horse race between Android and iOS has collectively accounted for more than 50% share of the smartphone OS market over the past two years.

February 18, 2013 / 12:15 IST

Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 91.1 percent of all smartphone shipments during the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Android smartphone vendors and Apple shipped a total of 207.6 million units worldwide during 4Q12, up 70.2 percent from the 122.0 million units shipped during 4Q11. For calendar year 2012, Android and iOS combined for 87.6 percent of the 722.4 million smartphones shipped worldwide, up from 68.1 percent of the 494.5 million units shipped during calendar year 2011.

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first published: Feb 18, 2013 12:01 pm

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