2013 Android 51% US smartphones

comScore: Apple ends 2013 with 41.8% US smartphone share, Samsung hits 26.1%; Android back to losing share

The latest data comes from comScore,
which regularly surveys mobile subscribers in the US. 

While Samsung has managed to gain more share than Apple in
May, June, July, September, October, and November,
the two tied for the holiday month.
Apple’s gains are based on the arrival of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c
and the lack of the Samsung Galaxy S5 ... 

Top Smartphone OEMs 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2013 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Sep. 2013 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Age 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
	Sep-13	Dec-13	Point Change
Total Mobile Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Apple	40.6%	41.8%	1.2
Samsung	24.9%	26.1%	1.2
Motorola	6.8%	6.7%	-0.1
LG	6.6%	6.6%	0.0
HTC	7.1%	5.7%	-1.4

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2013 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Sep. 2013 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Age 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
	Sep-13	Dec-13	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Android	51.8%	51.5%	-0.3
Apple	40.6%	41.8%	1.2
BlackBerry	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4
Microsoft	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2
Symbian	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1

Google is still dominating, even with Apple’s steady gains.
Android lost share most months in 2013,
though in October and November it regained some share.
December was, however, back in the red ... 

Android 80% smartphones worldwide 2013

http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/android-80-smart-phones-shipped-2013

Canalys: Android on 79% of the 998 million smartphones shipped in 2013, Windows Phone fastest growing platform

Android on 80% of smart phones shipped in 2013

- Windows Phone’s 69% year-on-year increase in Q4 2013 made it the fastest growing platform

Palo Alto, Shanghai, Singapore and Reading – Thursday, 30 January 2014

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/WSS/post/2014/01/29/Android-Captured-79-Share-of-Global-Smartphone-Shipments-in-2013.aspx

Strategy Analytics: Android smartphone shipments up to 78.9% in 2013, iOS down to 15.5%, Windows Phone at 3.6%

Global Smartphone OS Shipments and Market Share in Q4 2013 [1]

Global Smartphone Operating System Shipments (Millions of Units)	Q4 '12	2012	Q4 '13	2013
Android	152.5	481.5	227.7	781.2
Apple iOS	47.8	135.8	51.0	153.4
Microsoft	5.9	18.8	9.4	35.7
Others	10.8	64.0	2.2	19.8
Total	217.0	700.1	290.2	990.0
Global Smartphone Operating System Marketshare  %	Q4 '12	2012	Q4 '13	2013
Android	70.3%	68.8%	78.4%	78.9%
Apple iOS	22.0%	19.4%	17.6%	15.5%
Microsoft	2.7%	2.7%	3.2%	3.6%
Others	5.0%	9.1%	0.7%	2.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Smartphone platforms in 2013: Android, iOS, and irrelevant

Android and iOS Continue to Dominate the Worldwide Smartphone Market with Android Shipments Just Shy of 800 Million in 2013, According to IDC 

Top Five Smartphone Operating Systems, Shipments, and Market Share, 4Q 2013 (Units in Millions) 

Operating System	4Q13 Shipment Volumes	4Q13 Market Share	4Q12 Shipment Volumes	4Q12 Market Share	Year-Over-Year Change
Android	226.1	78.1%	161.1	70.3%	40.3%
iOS	51.0	17.6%	47.8	20.9%	6.7%
Windows Phone	8.8	3.0%	6.0	2.6%	46.7%
BlackBerry	1.7	0.6%	7.4	3.2%	-77.0%
Others	2.0	0.7%	6.7	2.9%	-70.1%
Total	289.6	100.0%	229.0	100.0%	26.5%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, February 12, 2014

Top Five Smartphone Operating Systems, Shipments, and Market Share, 2013 (Units in Millions) 

Operating System	2013 Shipment Volumes	2013 Market Share	2012 Shipment Volumes	2012 Market Share	Year-Over-Year Change
Android	793.6	78.6%	500.1	69.0%	58.7%
iOS	153.4	15.2%	135.9	18.7%	12.9%
Windows Phone	33.4	3.3%	17.5	2.4%	90.9%
BlackBerry	19.2	1.9%	32.5	4.5%	-40.9%
Others	10.0	1.0%	39.3	5.4%	-74.6%
Total	1009.6	100.0%	725.3	100.0%	39.2%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, February 12, 2014


Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Top One Billion Units for the First Time



Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, 2013 (Units in Millions) 

Vendor	2013 Shipment Volumes	2013 Market Share	2012 Shipment Volumes	2012 Market Share	Year-over-Year Change
Samsung	313.9	31.3%	219.7	30.3%	42.9%
Apple	153.4	15.3%	135.9	18.7%	12.9%
Huawei	48.8	4.9%	29.1	4.0%	67.5%
LG	47.7	4.8%	26.3	3.6%	81.1%
Lenovo	45.5	4.5%	23.7	3.3%	91.7%
Others	394.9	39.3%	290.5	40.1%	35.9%
Total	1,004.2	100.0%	725.3	100.0%	38.4%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, January 27, 2014

  Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, 2013 Q4 (Units in Millions) 

Vendor	4Q13 Shipment Volumes	4Q13 Market Share	4Q12 Shipment Volumes	4Q12 Market Share	Year-over-Year Change
Samsung	82.0	28.8%	66.7	29.1%	22.9%
Apple	51.0	17.9%	47.8	20.9%	6.7%
Huawei	16.4	5.8%	10.5	4.6%	56.5%
Lenovo	13.9	4.9%	9.4	4.1%	47.3%
LG	13.2	4.6%	8.6	3.8%	53.2%
Others	107.9	37.9%	85.9	37.5%	25.6%
Total	284.4	100.0%	229.0	100.0%	24.2%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, January 27, 2014

Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, 2013 (Units in Millions) 

Vendor	2013 Shipment Volumes	2013 Market Share	2012 Shipment Volumes	2012 Market Share	Year-over-Year Change
Samsung	446.7	24.5%	409.4	23.6%	9.1%
Nokia	251.0	13.8%	335.6	19.3%	-25.2%
Apple	153.4	8.4%	135.9	7.8%	12.9%
LG	70.0	3.8%	56.6	3.3%	23.6%
Huawei	55.5	3.0%	47.5	2.7%	16.7%
Others	845.2	46.4%	753.1	43.3%	12.2%
Total	1,821.8	100.0%	1738.1	100.0%	4.8%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, January 27, 2014