Android Continues to Dominate, Gain Mobile US Market Share

Release Date ‎Nov 3, 2011‎ in PC Magazine

 
   

Column: Choosing a smartphone

USA Today - ‎Nov 5, 2011‎
SAN FRANCISCO â€" I felt nervous and a little giddy sidling up to the counter at the Apple Store on the first day the new iPhone went on sale last month. I'd just given the iPhone 4S a rave review, and I was going to buy one for myself ...

43% of US mobile phone users own a smartphone, survey says

Los Angeles Times - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, with 43% of US mobile phone subscribers owning one, according to Nielsen's third-quarter survey of mobile users. The numbers are even higher for younger consumers. Sixty-two percent of adults 25 to 34 ...

Android Use Grows In Q3 2011; Google's OS Remains Leading US Smartphone ...

Huffington Post - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Android continues its reign as the leading smartphone platform of choice among US smartphone users. Overall, Nielsen found, 43 percent of Americans with mobile phones have smartphones, while 57 percent have feature phones. That's a 5-percent increase ...

Report: If you're under 45, you probably own a smartphone

msnbc.com - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
If you're under the age of 45, you might have noticed that your peers seem to be gravitating toward more smartphones, a trend that Nielsen says is most prominent for mobile subscribers ages 25 to 34. Nielsen's findings for the ...

Moving up in age, 39 percent of mobile users ages 45 to 54 have a smartphone.

CNET - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Smartphone usage is growing even among those 55 to 64. Though only 30 percent of people in this age range own a smartphone, that number is 5 points higher than Nielsen saw in the second quarter. In the never-ending Android vs. Apple smartphone contest ...

Smartphone sales surge with younger demographics (survey)

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Summary: Young professionals are more likely than not to own smartphones, but another demographic is quickly picking up advanced mobile phones more than one might expect. This might not come as a surprise ...

Android Continues to Dominate, Gain Mobile US Market Share

PC Magazine - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Google's Android was the only mobile operating system to expand its US market share in the third quarter, according to Thursday figures from Nielsen. Android increased its market share to 43 percent, up from 39 percent in the second quarter ...

Most Young Adults in US Now Own Smartphones, Survey Says

New York Times (blog) - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Smartphone ownership in the United States is on the rise. But a survey by Nielsen suggest that it is happening among some age groups faster than others. Nielsen's third-quarter survey of mobile phone users found that 43 percent of them ...

Smart-phone market set to grow

Prague Post - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Samsung unveiled its new smart phone using Google's Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system in Hong Kong Oct. 19. The competition between the Google Android and Apple smart-phone ...

Review: After long search, AP reviewer buys iPhone

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎Nov 2, 2011‎
I felt nervous and a little giddy sidling up to the counter at the Apple Store on the first day the new iPhone went on sale last month. I'd just given the iPhone 4S a rave review, and I was going to buy one for myself. It was about to be my first ...

Review: After long search, AP reviewer buys iPhone

Atlanta Journal Constitution - ‎Nov 2, 2011‎
AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" I felt nervous and a little giddy sidling up to the counter at the Apple Store on the first day the new iPhone went on sale last month. Shown at left is an HTC G1 smartphone offered by T-Mobile and at right is an Apple ...

43% Of All Mobile Users Have Smartphones (And Most of Those Are Androids)

TechnoBuffalo - ‎Nov 5, 2011‎
Interesting Q3 stats from Nielsen confirm what we all knew to be true â€" the use of smartphones is growing. At this point, way more than a third of all mobile users have a smartphone, at 43 percent â€" which ...

Android leads in the US, followed by iOS: Nielsen

Mobiletor.com - ‎Nov 5, 2011‎
As per the Nielsen third quarterly survey, Android is still at the fore of the smartphone race in USA, followed by iOS in the second place. The study discovered that Android was the most employed smartphone OS in the third quarter of this year as it ...

Android leads smartphone market in Q3, Apple still top seller: Nielsen

TechBlog (Weblineindia) (blog) - ‎Nov 5, 2011‎
Google Android is leading among Smartphone operating system platforms with 43 percent in the US last quarter of the year, Nielsen reports. According to research firm, Nielsen report, Microsoft and RIM each lost market share to Google Android. ...

Android moves to 43 percent US smartphone market share

Afterdawn.com - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
According to the latest figures by Nielsen, Android has moved to 43 percent market share of the US smartphone market. Apple remained firmly in second with 28 percent share following another strong quarter of iPhone sales. ...

Smartphones are quickly killing off feature phones - study

IntoMobile - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
The Nielsen survey company has collected some pretty solid numbers obtained through its third quarter study, which validate Android as the top dog among smartphone operating systems. In the research study, 43 percent of people polled claimed they owned ...

The Smartphone Market Could Be Topping Out

Seeking Alpha - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
Evidence is growing that most of the comsumers who might want a smartphone already have one. A Nielsen report on the space, covered by CNET, shows over half of mobile users under age 44 now have a smartphone. Older-style “feature phones” still dominate ...

Android leads US smartphone market

Minnesota Daily (blog) - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
A third quarter Neilson survey of smartphone users reveals 43 percent use Android-based devices, with Apple's iPhone finishing second with 28 percent, followed by RIM's Blackberry with 18 percent. Android increased its market share by 4 percent since ...

Smartphone Ownership on the Rise Among Most Age Groups

TMC Net - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
Telling the difference between a regular cellphone and a smartphone can be a bit confusing. Most people just assume that everyone owns a smartphone today, while a new study shows that in reality the smartphone ...

Android Continues to Gain Market Share

XBiz - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
LOS ANGELES â€" Android continues to dominate the smartphone market share, while iPhone remained the same, according to new findings from Nielsen. According to the numbers, smartphones account for 43 percent of the market in Q3, ...

The Great Smartphone OS Shoot-out

Reg Hardware - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
Review If you want a smartphone - and, let's face it, most people do these days - you have four choices, all of which have recently been updated. Apple's rightly admired iOS has now hit the big 5-point-oh, ...

Android retains 43 per cent US smartphone market share

Mobile Entertainment - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
Can we ever sate your hunger for Android stats ? No? Oh go on then, read on. Nielsen says Android maintained its lead in October, with iPhone at 28 per cent, BlackBerry at eight per cent, and Windows at seven per cent. ...

Smartphone Use Up In All Age Groups

RedOrbit - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
Nielsen released a survey of mobile phone users this week covering the third quarter of 2011. The survey shows that smartphone use is up in all age groups. The age group with the highest penetration of smartphone users year over year are 25 to 34 year ...

Survey Finds 62% Of 25-34 Mobile Users Have Smartphones

All Access Music Group - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
Radio has been responding to growing smartphone use for some time -- and that turns out to be a smart move. MEDIAPOST reports, "smartphone penetration in the US has not reached that psychologically significant tipping point of 50% quite yet, ...

Smartphone Users on the Rise; Android Gathers More Fans than iOS

DeviceMAG - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
There are many different choices in the market, when it comes to smartphones. And, even though we see many people carrying around a smartphone (if not the latest model), it seems not even half of the population owns a smartphone. ...

Android is the most popular smartphone OS, iOS trails behind sucking its fumes

TweakTown - ‎Nov 4, 2011‎
New data is available from Nielsen, which shows that Android is still snowballing in the US, continuing their growth and still retains their glorious crown as the most-used smartphone OS in Q3 2011. Android now accounts for 43-percent of US smartphones ...

Android Smartphones, iPhones Popular for Users Under 44: Nielsen

eWeek - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Google retained its 43 percent US smartphone operating system market share for the third quarter just as Apple kept its 28 percent plot. The age demographics point to smartphones for 20-something to middle-aged adults, Nielsen said. ...

Most people under 45 now carry a smartphone

CNET Australia - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Smartphones keep luring more mobile users, especially those under the age of 45, according to a new survey from Nielsen in the US. Only 43 per cent of all mobile users own a smartphone, Nielsen noted in its ...

Smartphones Not Just For The Young

Smartmoney.com (blog) - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Older Americans are getting smart â€" phones, that is. Although those aged 25-34 are the predominant owners of iPhones and Android devices, people aged 55-64 are among the fastest growing adopters of the handsets, a Nielsen study found. ...

Smartphone Ownership Among 18-44 Year Olds Becomes the Norm

The Mac Observer - ‎Nov 3, 2011‎
Most mobile phone owners in the US between 18-44 years of age now own a smartphone. And for those between the ages of 25-34, that number is nearly two-thirds. This represents a significant change in the split between smartphones and feature phones from ...

 

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