Smartphone sales continue to grow past feature phones, Nielsen saysLos Angeles Times - 30 Jun, 2011From March to May, 55% of new cellphones purchased were smartphones, pushing about 38% of all US cellphone users to app-running, email-sending devices, Nielsen said in a blog post on the growing popularity of smartphones. Over the same three-month ... |
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Nielsen: Smartphones now tops among new buyersCNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - 30 Jun, 2011Smartphone demand continues to surge as more than half of all recent cell phone buyers opted for one, Nielsen said today. Specifically, 55 percent of consumers who bought a new mobile phone from March through May picked a smartphone ... |
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Android's growth curve levels offFortune - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - 30 Jun, 2011The effect of the long-awaited launch of an iPhone for Verizon, or a bump from the iPad 2? During the rapid ascent of Google (GOOG) Android phones in 2010 it was never clear how much their popularity was ... |
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Nielsen: Smartphones finally overtake feature phones for new device purchasesVentureBeat - Devindra Hardawar - 30 Jun, 201155 percent of US consumers who purchased a new phone in the last three months bought a smartphone, according to data from Nielsen's May mobile consumer survey. This marks the first time, at least according to Nielsen's data, that smartphones have ... |
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Smartphones make up over half US handset salesTelecompaper (subscription) - 30 Jun, 2011Smartphones made up over half of mobile phone sales in the US in the three months to May, according to a survey by Nielsen. The research found that 38 percent of Americans now own smartphones, and 55 percent of those who purchased a new handset in the ... |
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Nielsen: iPhone driving smartphone growth, Android sales flatFiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - 30 Jun, 2011Although Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is now activating 500000 new Android devices each day, research firm Nielsen reports that Android smartphone sales to US subscribers have flattened over the last three months. Android phones made up 27 percent of US ... |
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iPhone sees most growth in MayPhoneDog - 30 Jun, 2011It's that time again, folks. Time to grab an ice cold drink (or hot cup of coffee at this time of the morning), sit back, and examine some market share numbers. Nielsen just released its latest survey on the mobile industry and, while some aspects of ... |
Android Levels Off, iPhone Picks UpMediapost.com (blog) - Mark Walsh - 30 Jun, 2011Among US smartphone owners, Android continues to have the biggest share of customers, at 38%. The iPhone has 27%, and BlackBerry, 21%, according to Nielsen's May mobile survey. But the research also shows Android's growth is leveling off this year ... |
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Nielsen: Smartphones Outselling Featurephones, iPhone Leading The ChargepaidContent.org - Ingrid Lunden - 30 Jun, 2011Looks like we have again reached a tipping point of sorts in the mobile market in the US The analysts at Nielsen report that in May, smartphones for the first time started to outsell feature phones, at a ratio of 55 percent to 45 percent. ... |
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CHART OF THE DAY: Android Growth Stalls, Apple Gaining SteamBusiness Insider - 30 Jun, 2011Android's growth in the US has stalled this year, according to a new report from Nielsen which looks at which phones people are buying. Android still has the largest share of the smartphone market, but thanks to the Verizon iPhone, its growth has ... |
Apple up, Android flat in smartphone growthThe Loop - Jim Dalrymple - 30 Jun, 2011A new study released by market research firm Nielsen on Thursday shows that more people are buying smartphones and Apple is seeing growth in the market. According to Nielsen's May survey, 38 percent of mobile ... |
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Is the iPhone Getting a Second Wind in Battle Versus Android?All Things Digital - Ina Fried - 30 Jun, 2011The most recent survey from Nielsen shows that among recent smartphone buyers, Apple has been regaining ground, although total Android usage still outpaces the iPhone. “Android continues to be the most popular smartphone operating system, ... |
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iPhone, Android phones trump feature phones in recent salesGigaOm - Ryan Kim - 30 Jun, 2011It won't be long before most phones will be smartphones, which are outselling feature phones in recent sales, according to new figures from Nielsen. The firm said that smartphones made up 55 percent of ... |
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Google Android tops as smartphone platform in JapanTelecompaper (subscription) - 30 Jun, 2011Google Android led as the top smartphone platform in March with 4.6 million users, more than doubling its subscriber base from December 2010 in Japan, according to a study by comScore Japan. Apple ranked second and grew 17 percent with 3.9 million ... |
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Google Android Leads Acceleration in Smartphone Adoption in JapanThe FINANCIAL - 30 Jun, 2011The FINANCIAL -- Tokyo, Japan, June 30, 2011 " comScore Japan KK, a wholly owned subsidiary of comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest insights into mobile usage in Japan from its comScore MobiLens product. ... |
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Free: iPhone 5 release date springs zero-buck iPhone 4 cheapskate playBeatweek Magazine - 30 Jun, 2011With the iPhone 5 approaching, could we finally see a “free” iPhone carrying a zero-buck price tag soon for cheapskates? The date of the iPhone 5 release should mean the end of the iPhone 4 era, and will certainly bring a merciful end to the overdrawn ... |
Budget and Entry-Level Android Phones: Smart Bet or Poor Start?Black Voice News - Corey Washington - 30 Jun, 2011It's no secret smartphone adoption is on the rise. Consumers are ditching their dial-or-text-only ways to stay more connected and use more features than ever before. If you've ever taken the leap into the smartphone world before, ... |
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iPhone 5 release date brings searching from thousands of Android usersBeatweek Magazine - 30 Jun, 2011As the iPhone 5 release date prepares to surface from the ether after a year-plus gap between iPhone generations, more evidence mounts by the day that Android users are looking for a back door from their current platform. First we learned that Android ... |
Research and Markets: Smartphone Operating Systems Market Growth To Continue ...Business Wire (press release) - 30 Jun, 2011The smartphone segment is becoming central to the development of the global mobile industry. With mobile subscriptions' penetration of the population having already surpassed 100% in most developed markets and quickly approaching that mark on a global ... |
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The iPhone Effect: how Apple's phone changed everythingGigaOm - Ryan Kim - Jun 29, 2011Apple's iPhone debuted four years ago, and we sometimes take it for granted how much has changed since then. The phone altered the smartphone landscape and ushered in the modern era of intelligent, ... |
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