http://www.pcworld.com/article/2460020/android-grabs-record-85-percent-smartphone-share.html
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
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- Thread starter _Tom
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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
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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% |
