Early Adopters Flock to Android

kennyc · 09-02-2011, 06:31 AM

Google's Android platform continued its steady climb toward nabbing half of the U.S. smartphone market, landing on 40 percent of devices in July and finding some fans among early adopters.

According to Thursday data from Nielsen, about 40 percent of mobile consumers in the U.S. now have smartphones and of those, 40 percent are Android-based devices, followed by 28 percent on Apple's iOS.

That's up slightly from the 39 percent Android had in June, while Apple's market share stayed the same.

Among those who want to buy a new smartphone in the next year, however, one-third said they wanted an Android while another one-third will opt for an iPhone. If you're talking to early adopters, though, 40 percent want an Android device and 32 percent are looking at an iOS-based device.

If you want to know who is going to tip the scales in the smartphone wars, however, it's those undecided buyers, Nielsen said.

"Among likely smartphone upgraders, it is the 'Late Adopters' who are most likely to say they are 'not sure' which operating system they'd like in their next smartphone," Nielsen said. "In politics as in smartphones, these 'undecideds' will be the ones device makers will be hoping to win over."

Globally, Android is much closer to the 50 percent mark, according to early August data from Canalys. Android ended the second quarter with 48 percent of the market, with Asia Pacific leading the charge. Of the 56 countries tracked by Canalys, Android topped 35 of them, with 51.9 million shipments.

Several weeks ago, Android producer Google surprised the mobile industry by announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility. Google insisted that Motorola will remain a separate company and that Android will continue to be open source. Other Android partners like HTC said they "welcomed" the deal, but analysts speculated they had no other choice given their current reliance on Android. How the deal will affect Android in the future remains to be seen, but for the breakdown, check out Google Acquires Motorola Mobility: What You Need to Know.

At least one person is not convinced Google made the right move. David Martin, founder and CEO of patent consulting firm M-Cam told Bloomberg that the patents Google bought with the Moto deal are "crap" because Motorola already sold off its valuable assets.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392319,00.asp

=X= · 09-02-2011, 11:39 AM

Great article, I really like the format. Just facts and analysts based on fact.

kennyc · 09-02-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordDaMan

No one buys a phone OS...they buy a hardware device

How do those numbers stack up if they are broken down by hardware manufacturers? .

Not true in my case. I was perfectly happy with my Samsung flip phone. I bought a Droid X because of the Android OS.

boswd · 09-02-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Not true in my case. I was perfectly happy with my Samsung flip phone. I bought a Droid X because of the Android OS.

tru story. I switched from the iPhone 3GS after my friend bought an Evo and showed me everything I couldn't do on my old iPhone.

hardware does play a big part but if I don't have my google goodness baked in (google maps, google voice search, voice commands, google navigation) my widgets, my multiple homescreens man I could go on and on. but if I don't have those, then it's no dice for me.

android really is a top to bottom a superior OS.

Synergi · 09-07-2011, 11:50 PM

I had iphone 3g, now I have android, samsung fascinate. It does have more features but the apps are much better on ios although they have been improving on Android.

tubemonkey · 09-08-2011, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Not true in my case. I was perfectly happy with my Samsung flip phone. I bought a Droid X because of the Android OS.

I have a Samsung flip and am thinking about upgrading to one of the newer Samsungs...

Spoiler:

kennyc · 09-08-2011, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I have a Samsung flip and am thinking about upgrading to one of the newer Samsungs...

Spoiler:

It is important for a monkey to have a Rugged phone.

I say go for it!!

Sweetpea · 09-08-2011, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

It is important for a monkey to have a Rugged phone.

I say go for it!!

Not only for monkeys... My current phone is the first one that survived so far. And that's because it's rugged.

kennyc · 09-08-2011, 10:53 AM

=X= · 09-08-2011, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I have a Samsung flip and am thinking about upgrading to one of the newer Samsungs...

Samsung

What is that thing?

tubemonkey · 09-08-2011, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =X=

What is that thing?

A rugged flip phone.

09-02-2011, 06:31 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Early Adopters Flock to Android Google's Android platform continued its steady climb toward nabbing half of the U.S. smartphone market, landing on 40 percent of devices in July and finding some fans among early adopters. According to Thursday data from Nielsen, about 40 percent of mobile consumers in the U.S. now have smartphones and of those, 40 percent are Android-based devices, followed by 28 percent on Apple's iOS. That's up slightly from the 39 percent Android had in June, while Apple's market share stayed the same. Among those who want to buy a new smartphone in the next year, however, one-third said they wanted an Android while another one-third will opt for an iPhone. If you're talking to early adopters, though, 40 percent want an Android device and 32 percent are looking at an iOS-based device. If you want to know who is going to tip the scales in the smartphone wars, however, it's those undecided buyers, Nielsen said. "Among likely smartphone upgraders, it is the 'Late Adopters' who are most likely to say they are 'not sure' which operating system they'd like in their next smartphone," Nielsen said. "In politics as in smartphones, these 'undecideds' will be the ones device makers will be hoping to win over." Globally, Android is much closer to the 50 percent mark, according to early August data from Canalys. Android ended the second quarter with 48 percent of the market, with Asia Pacific leading the charge. Of the 56 countries tracked by Canalys, Android topped 35 of them, with 51.9 million shipments. Several weeks ago, Android producer Google surprised the mobile industry by announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility. Google insisted that Motorola will remain a separate company and that Android will continue to be open source. Other Android partners like HTC said they "welcomed" the deal, but analysts speculated they had no other choice given their current reliance on Android. How the deal will affect Android in the future remains to be seen, but for the breakdown, check out Google Acquires Motorola Mobility: What You Need to Know. At least one person is not convinced Google made the right move. David Martin, founder and CEO of patent consulting firm M-Cam told Bloomberg that the patents Google bought with the Moto deal are "crap" because Motorola already sold off its valuable assets. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392319,00.asp

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