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    Android, iOS make up for 91.1 percent of smartphone shipments in 4Q12: IDC

    Android and iOS, together accounted for 91.1 percent of all smartphone shipments during the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), as per latest figures from the

    February 15, 2013 / 11:50 IST

    Android and iOS together accounted for 91.1 percent of all smartphone shipments during the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), as per latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Speaking of numbers, the report added that Android smartphone vendors and those of Apple shipped a total of 207.6 million units worldwide during 4Q12, thereby registering a growth of 70.2 percent from the 122.0 million units shipped during 4Q11. In 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 15, 2013 10:24 am

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