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Best android phone currently?


I'm surprised.

When I used to get on the train a lot, I was surrounded by iPhones.

Around London, iPhones everywhere.

Spain which i went to often, iPhones everywhere.

New York, again, iPhones everywhere.

Here near Melbourne, again everyone has iPhones.

Basically, I'm a geek and notice these things, I understand that Android have a very large section of the market, but 85%, really does surprise me.
 
I'm surprised.

When I used to get on the train a lot, I was surrounded by iPhones.

Around London, iPhones everywhere.

Spain which i went to often, iPhones everywhere.

New York, again, iPhones everywhere.

Here near Melbourne, again everyone has iPhones.

Basically, I'm a geek and notice these things, I understand that Android have a very large section of the market, but 85%, really does surprise me.

Its because its not what it seems, that 85% is a shipped figure not a sales figure or even a usage figure.

Even google themselves don't quote that now. They use a 30 day activation figure, which is much more sensible.

That article links back to a less clickbait article that makes a bit more sense, but its still shipment figures NOT sales.

Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, 2014Q2 Preliminary Results (Units in Millions)
Vendor
2Q14 Shipment Volume​
2Q14 Market Share​
2Q13 Shipment Volume​
2Q13 Market Share​
2Q14/2Q13 Growth​
1. Samsung
74.3​
25.2%​
77.3​
32.3%​
-3.9%​
2. Apple
35.1​
11.9%​
31.2​
13.0%​
12.4%​
3. Huawei
20.3​
6.9%​
10.4​
4.3%​
95.1%​
4. Lenovo
15.8​
5.4%​
11.4​
4.7%​
38.7%​
5. LG
14.5​
4.9%​
12.1​
5.0%​
19.8%​
Others
135.3​
45.8%​
97.5​
40.6%​
38.7%​
Total
295.3​
100%​
240.0​
100%​
23.1%​


 
Its because its not what it seems, that 85% is a shipped figure not a sales figure or even a usage figure.

Even google themselves don't quote that now. They use a 30 day activation figure, which is much more sensible.

That article links back to a less clickbait article that makes a bit more sense, but its still shipment figures NOT sales.

Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, 2014Q2 Preliminary Results (Units in Millions)
Vendor
2Q14 Shipment Volume​
2Q14 Market Share​
2Q13 Shipment Volume​
2Q13 Market Share​
2Q14/2Q13 Growth​
1. Samsung
74.3​
25.2%​
77.3​
32.3%​
-3.9%​
2. Apple
35.1​
11.9%​
31.2​
13.0%​
12.4%​
3. Huawei
20.3​
6.9%​
10.4​
4.3%​
95.1%​
4. Lenovo
15.8​
5.4%​
11.4​
4.7%​
38.7%​
5. LG
14.5​
4.9%​
12.1​
5.0%​
19.8%​
Others
135.3​
45.8%​
97.5​
40.6%​
38.7%​
Total
295.3​
100%​
240.0​
100%​
23.1%​



That makes sense now. Thanks very much for taking your time to explain it and post your research :)
 
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