Nielsen: Android leads as US smartphone penetration reaches 40%

Release Date 2 Sep, 2011 in Fiercemobilecontent

 
   

Smartphones capture 40% of US market

Economic Times - 2 Sep, 2011
WASHINGTON: Up to 40 per cent of mobile phone users in the US now own smartphones instead of other phones, a new survey said. From May 11 to July 11, 40 per cent of mobile phone users over 18 years in the US own smartphones like iPhone, Android devices ...

Smartphones make up 40 percent of mobile phones in US

Xinhua - Mu Xuequan - 2 Sep, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Up to 40 percent of mobile phone users in the United States now own smartphones instead of feature phones with handsets powered by Google's Android operating system accounting for 40 percent of the market share, ...

Samsung Is Undeterred by Apple Litigation

Wall Street Journal - Evan Ramstad - 2 Sep, 2011
SEOULâ€"Samsung Electronics Co. has shrugged off early court losses in patent disputes with Apple Inc., apparently able to navigate around them. And few Samsung investors seem to believe that the high-profile litigation will deal a major ...

Early Adopters Flock to Android

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 2 Sep, 2011
Google's Android platform continued its steady climb toward nabbing half of the US smartphone market, landing on 40 percent of devices in July and finding some fans among early adopters. According to Thursday data from Nielsen, ...

Nielsen: Android Grows, RIM Draws Attention

PCWorld - Stephen Lawson - 2 Sep, 2011
Google's Android OS continues to gain on both Apple iOS and Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform in the growing US smartphone market, but often stodgy RIM is on the wish lists of some cutting-edge buyers, according to ...

Want Windows Phone 7? You're not alone

CNET - Ross Rubin - 2 Sep, 2011
Microsoft has dismissed critics who say that Windows Phone 7 is too little too late and that the company has missed its opportunity to be the kind of operating system powerhouse in smartphones that it has been in PCs. ...

Android powers 40 percent of U.S. smartphones

CNET (blog) - Scott Webster - 2 Sep, 2011
According to new data out of Nielsen, 40 percent of US mobile consumers now use smartphones, up from 30 percent just one year ago. And of those smartphones, Android takes the biggest share of 40 percent, followed by Apple's iOS at 28 percent. ...

Nowhere to go but up -- survey shows Windows Phone 7 with 1% of US smartphone ...

Computerworld (blog) - 2 Sep, 2011
Here's more evidence about how tough it will be for Microsoft to make Windows Phone 7 a success -- a just-released Nielsen survey shows it has a paltry 1% of the share of the US smartphone market. And Nokia may not be much help, because a Nielsen ...

Almost half of US mobile users own smartphones, survey says

ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - 2 Sep, 2011
Summary: New research shows that smartphones is approaching the midway mark in the US mobile market. Forty percent of mobile users over the age of 18 in the United States now have smartphones as of the end ...

Smartphone Wars Hinge on Undecided Buyers

PCWorld - Ian Paul - 2 Sep, 2011
The smartphone wars are heating up, as 40 percent of mobile-device users in the United States now own iPhones, Android devices, or BlackBerrys instead of feature phones. Handsets powered by Google's Android OS ...

Earliest of early smartphone adopters prefer Android: Nielsen survey

Examiner.com - 2 Sep, 2011
On the heels of the latest comScore survey, which showed Android widening its lead over iOS, comes a Nielsen report echoing that result. Android now powers 40 percent of US smartphones. In addition, the Nielsen report noted that US consumers continue ...

Android Mirrors US Smartphone Share at 40%: Nielsen

eWeek - Clint Boulton - 2 Sep, 2011
Google's Android platform stands at 40 percent of the US smartphone market, which is itself at 40 percent compared to 60 percent of users with feature phones. Apple iOS has 28 percent. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android US smartphone market share of 40 ...

Android most popular OS among US smartphone users - study

Telecompaper (subscription) - 2 Sep, 2011
Around 40 percent of US mobile consumers over 18 have smartphones, according to a Nielsen report. The study further shows that Android is the most popular operating system, with 40 percent of mobile consumers reporting they have a smartphone with an ...

40 Percent of Mobile Phone Users Own Smartphones

BlogWorld (blog) - 2 Sep, 2011
By Julie on September 1, 2011 The growth of smartphones continues to be on the rise according to a recent study released by Nielsen. The data shows that 40% of mobile phone users own Smartphones. As far as the operating system, Android OS comes in ...

Nielsen Confirms Android Leading Smartphone Race

Gather.com - Christine Zibas - 2 Sep, 2011
Nielsen's Media Insights confirms the Android race to the top of the smartphone wars. Although iPhones are still popular, their share of the market has slipped, and more affordable Android options (with plenty of accompanying apps for Android) are ...

Nielsen confirms Android on top, buyers split on next smartphone

Engadget - Lydia Leavitt - 2 Sep, 2011
In a recent report from Nielsen, Google snagged 40 percent of the smartphone market, while Apple captured approximately 28 percent -- up just barely .01 percentage point from last year. ...

Android Still Winning Smartphone Race

TechNewsDaily - Samantha Murphy - 2 Sep, 2011
Early tech adopters are more likely to want an Android phone as their next mobile device, according to new data released by Nielson. Android is currently the most popular operating system among ...

Four out of ten American mobile users now own a smartphone

Digital Home - Hugh Thompson - 2 Sep, 2011
Four out of ten (40%) US mobile users over the age 18 now have smartphones according to recent report from Nielsen. The July 2011 survey found Google's Android operating system to be the most popular smartphone operating system. ...

Nielsen: Android on 40% of US Smartphones, Windows Phone 7 Just 1%

Phandroid.com - Quentyn Kennemer - 2 Sep, 2011
More numbers! This time, Nielsen has come to the bulletin board with their own numbers regarding smartphone operating system market share in the United States. It's pretty much the same as it has ...

Samsung Leading Mobile Phone Manufacturer in US According to comScore

ITProPortal - Erica Thinesen - 2 Sep, 2011
Korean electronics giant Samsung is one of the biggest cell phone manufacturers in the United States, comScore data reveals. According to the data, there are 234 million mobile phone users in the United States that rely on both smartphones and ...

Android Dominates US Market, But Undecided Buyers to Determine Future

Mobiledia - Margaret Rock - 2 Sep, 2011
Google's Android OS smartphones are still the most popular, with four out of ten people using the platform, but as more undecided buyers come into the market, the game may open up. ...

Smartphones, Android Creep Closer to Majority Status

Vision 2 Mobile - Craig Galbraith - 2 Sep, 2011
Smartphones now make up 40 percent of the US cell-phone market. Forty percent is also the magic number for the Android operating system, which runs on two of every five smartphones in America. Those are the findings from Nielsen's July research, ...

Android Is Most Popular Mobile OS In US

Coolest Gadget Reviews - 2 Sep, 2011
As we hit the start of September, Nielsen has come out with some of their numbers regarding the dominance of the various mobile operating systems within the United States. As of the end of July, was there any doubt that Google Android remains squarely ...

Nielsen: US smartphone penetration hits 40 percent, Android in the lead

SlashGear - 2 Sep, 2011
Similar to results posted by comScore earlier this week, a new report from research firm Nielsen is also showing Android in the lead with a 40 percent share of the US smartphone market. Additionally, Nielsen's survey looks at the entire mobile phone ...

Smartphone Penetration Reaches 40% in the United States, Says Nielsen

Mobile Marketing Watch - 2 Sep, 2011
It's a new milestone for smartphone penetration in the United States, according to the latest statistics on smartphone usage released by Nielsen. 40% of mobile consumers over 18 in the United States now have smartphones, according to July 2011 data. ...

Study: smartphone penetration hits 40% of overall U.S. mobile market

IntoMobile - 2 Sep, 2011
Nielsen just released the latest statistics on smartphone usage in the United States. Slowly but surely, smartphones continue to take over the entire mobile phone industry. As of July 2011, 40 percent of all mobile phones in use are smartphones. ...

Nielsen: Android takes 40% of US smartphone share, leads as “next desired OSâ€

VentureBeat - Devindra Hardawar - 2 Sep, 2011
Not much has changed in the US mobile market over the past few months: Android is still the leader â€" accounting for 40 percent of the total smartphone market â€" and consumers' desire for the Google OS doesn't appear to be slowing down, reports research ...

40% of Mobile Users Use Smartphones, 40% of Them Use Android [US]

WebProNews - 2 Sep, 2011
Nielsen released a new report today indicating that 40% of mobile users in the US own smartphones and 40% of those are Android devices. That's consumers over the age of 18. iOS devices, the firm reports, are in second place with 28%. ...

Nielsen: Android leads as US smartphone penetration reaches 40%

Fiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - 2 Sep, 2011
Forty percent of US mobile subscribers over the age of 18 own smartphones according to July 2011 data published by Nielsen. Forty percent of those smartphones run Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system, followed by Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) ...

The Politics of Smartphones: Apple, Android Chasing 'Undecided' Consumers

Cult of Mac - Ed Sutherland - 2 Sep, 2011
If you are already sick of the two US political parties slugging it out for voters' attention, get ready for a political drama closer to home: your smartphone. Yes, Apple and Android's Google want you ...

 

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