Andre Yoskowitz
10 Nov 2010 19:13
According to Gartner, Android has moved into second place in global smartphone sales, as of the Q3 2010.
The mobile OS saw 1400 percent growth year-over-year, thanks to strong sales of new devices.
Apple continued strong growth as well, seeing 91 percent growth year-on-year on an already established brand.
Adds Gartner research vice president Carolina Milanesi: "This is the third consecutive double-digit increase in sales year-on-year, indicating that consumer demand is healthy. This quarter saw Apple and Android drive record smartphone sales."
Smartphone sales almost doubled, exploding from 41 million to 81 million year-over-year.
In the smartphone market, Symbian remained king, with a 36.6 percent market share. Android took second at 25.5 percent, and iOS took 16.7 percent, good for third. BlackBerry moved down to fourth, with 14.8 percent.
Windows Mobile and other mobile OS accounted for the remaining 6.4 percent.