According to the U.S. market research firm NPD released statistics show that during the first quarter of this year, Android phones sold in the U.S. market more than iPhone, hold the quarter, the total smartphone sales of 28%, iPhone corresponding share was 21%.
From the data perspective, Android system, the development of mobile phone abroad can be described in full swing, however, in the Chinese market, is not the case. According to survey data, the current application of Google Android mobile phone operating system market sentiment remained at 5% to 6%, the market was dominated by smooth, and in late April this year, market sentiment has declined performance.
Since Google on November 5, 2007 announced a mobile platform Android, Apple iPhone with the escalating battle between the markets published in the NPD report, Apple immediately issued a statement saying there is no signal display Android market competition has the upper hand.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said Google Android phones shipped every day to reach at least 65,000. “According to the current trends, Android phones are expected to play in the global mobile phone market role of the first or second.” Some analysts pointed out that the largest U.S. mobile operator Verizon “buy one get one” promotion is greatly increased sales of Android phones key factor. According to NPD report, iPhone, the exclusive U.S. carrier AT & T account for 32% of smartphone market share, while Verizon and its comparable, accounting for 30%. In addition, Apple fans this summer, now much-anticipated launch of Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone, iPhone sales also led to one of the reasons behind Android.
It is reported that since 2007 since the launch, Apple has sold more than 51 million iPhone.
Android system by the vendor against the iPhone
Mobile Internet is a global IT giant’s “battleground.” It is undeniable that, with Google’s open source system Android, their transformation will be quick and smooth implementation, these companies can not avoid becoming part of Android open league.
It is noteworthy that, althoug Google developing their own systems based on android , but in the application of the system’s mobile phone market, Google is flat. According to NPD’s research shows that in the Google Android mobile phone operating system, product list, the top five sweep by HTC. Sold by Google itself also ranks Google Nexus One standings, but 2.23% of market sentiment, it is hard HTC item back. The market as the most “direct descendant” of the Android product, Google Nexus One market performance is difficult to use the “root seedlings are red” to describe.