Android Smartphone Sales Down, IOS increased

The results of a recent study found that Android smartphone sales in America declined in the second quarter of this year while the IOS rising up, the study published by research firm Strategy Analytics.Average of all manufacturing shipments declined smartphone 5% to 23.8 million units, compared with 25.2 million for the same quarter last year. The fall in sales is estimated to result from the economic crisis and a change in policy from each of the major carriers.

Total sales of Android in the second quarter of 2011 reached 15.3 million units, and controls 60.6% market share. This year that number dropped to 13.4 million units, although a number of advanced launch Android devices.

The only platform that sales do not fall in the second quarter of this year is the IOS. IOS device sales increased by nearly 2 million units across from the Android is down 2 million units. This figure also increase Apple's market share in the U.S. from 23.2% to 33.2%.

origin source Electronista