Andre Yoskowitz
1 Nov 2010 16:43
While the Apple iPhone remained the top individual smartphone in the U.S. for the Q3 2010, the Android OS leaped forward to take strong control of OS market share.
Available on a plethora of devices, the Android OS was on 43.6 percent of all smartphones sold in the U.S. during the quarter.
The figures come via Canalys, the tech industry analysis firm.
Apple came in second with 26.2 percent share, followed by RIM at 24.2 percent.
Rounding out the top 5 was Windows Mobile at 3 percent and all others taking the remaining 3 percent.
In terms of actual hardware sales, 9.1 million Android OS devices were sold during the quarter, 5.5 million iPhones were sold, 5.1 million BlackBerrys were sold and 1.2 million Microsoft and "other" devices were sold.