Thursday, November 11, 2010

Google Android - The 2nd Largest OS

Google’s Android mobile has emerged as the second largest smartphone OS after Nokia’s Symbian and surged past Apple’s iPhone and Canada’s Blackberry in the Q3 this year.

According to Gartner research company estimates, Google Android at 25.5-percent of the market in Q3, is 2nd largest after symbian 36.6-percent and ahead of Apple's 16.7 percent.

Gartner said Finland’s Nokia sold 29.5 million smartphones during the third quarter of the year for a 36.6 per cent share of the worldwide market, down from 44.6 per cent a year ago.

Sales of Google Android-powered smartphones soared to 2nd largest (upto 20.5 million units), giving the Google Android platform a 25.5 per cent market share, up from just 3.5 per cent a year ago, Gartner said

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