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Best android phone currently?



  Rav4

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.
 

Tom

ClioSport Club Member
  EV (s)
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%


 
  Rav4
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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