Android loses ground to Apple in second quarter

Android loses ground to Apple in second quarter Android still owns over half the U.S. smartphone business, yet it declined within both shipments and business contained in the second quarter.

Google's mobile OS grabbed a 56 chunk of one's that area or others inside June quarter, down from 61 percent in 2009, as reported by a study released today by Strategy Analytics. Shipments fell to 13.4 million from 15.3 million in 2011's second quarter.

At duration, the iPhone saw increased demand. Apple's smartphone business surged to 33 percent last quarter from 23 percent a year ago. Shipments rose to 7.9 million from 5.9 million in the same period.

Apple revealed in the past going without shoes sold 26 million iPhones towards the quarter. That proved much less than the 29 million anticipated by Wall Street but up 28 percent coming from the 20.3 million purchased from the first sort year's quarter. And having a new iPhone reportedly along in September, Apple Louis Vuitton iPhone 5 Case is poised to witness an increase preferred in the coming months.

"Android remains to be the preferred platform by volume in north america, the share of the market is approaching an optimum and Apple iOS is often gaining ground," Strategy Analytics executive director Neil Mawston said within statement. "Apple is rumored to become launching a new iPhone at the coming weeks, and that event, regardless of whether it kjoji, is likely Chanel iPad Mini Case to heap all the more pressure onAndroid with its housing."

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In third place, BlackBerry continued to not win share of the market, dropping to 7 percent from 11 percent not too long ago. Citing this new number as RIM's lowest level in Louis Vuitton Galaxy S3 Case a long time, Strategy Analyst blamed the death on "Blackberry's limited toushcreen smartphone portfolio and repeated delays to its new BB10 main system."

Overall, U.S. smartphone shipments fell 5 percent at the second quarter to just Louis Vuitton Galaxy S3 Case under 24 million.

"This was among the slowest growth rates ever gone through by pretty strong but subtle U.S. smartphone market," Strategy Analytics associate director Alex Spektor said in any statement. "A volatile economy, maturing penetration of smartphones among contract mobile subscribers, and major operators tightening their upgrade policies to better profits were from the main factors that cause the slowdown."