The Android vs. iPhone battle got more entertaining as the Android underdog phone outsold the Apple iPhone in first quarter 2010. Apple is winning the war, even if the Android did win one small battle. Apple enjoys a huge lead in total smartphone sales over Android. Dominating the field is Blackberry. The Android market is going up when the iPhone and Blackberry markets plummet. Some analysts think the trend will continue making the iPhone vs. Android margin smaller.
Milestone of Android vs. iPhone
The Android vs. iPhone matchup hit a milestone when the Android phone captured 28 percent of smartphone sales last quarter according to the NPD Group. NPD reports that Apple’s iPhone won 21 percent of all the smartphone sales, while Research in Motion’s Blackberry took 36 percent. According to ComScore, a digital market research firm, a key stat in Android vs. iPhone is that Google’s Android operating system had just nine percent of the market as of February 2010, in contrast to the iPhone’s 25.4 percent.
Android phone gains, others falter
In winning the latest round of iPhone vs. Droid, PC World reports that Google’s OS is the only smartphone OS whose share of sales grew over the previous quarter. The iPhone, in the mean time, is flat, while Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and WebOS quarterly sales shares are falling like a mortgage loan modification. If this trend continues, PC World’s J.R. Raphael said Android will catch up to its competitors for total market share in a very short time.
How did Android beat iPhone?
Android phone sales may have overtaken Apple’s iPhone, as outlined by the Los Angeles Times, because of Google’s freewheeling partnering tactics that have gotten the Android operating system onto as many phones as possible. You will find a lot more than 30 Android powered devices from 12 manufacturers. These devices contain T-mobile, Verizon, AT and T, and Sprint.
Will Verizon soon sell the iPhone?
The iPhone Verizon offering seems larger as Google won the latest round of the iPhone vs. Droid scuffle. Apple is tied to AT and T in an exclusive partnership in what may be a saturated market. Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research, explained to Computerworld, “That’s your classic technology acquisition curve. Of those in the U.S. who are interested in an iPhone and willing to put up with AT and T, quite much all have already bought one. What’s left for Apple — as long as it’s tied to AT and T in its exclusive partnership — is largely the iPhone replacement market”.
Worldwide iPhone soars
It is expected that iPhone Verizon is going to happen in the US, but Apple isn't saying when. While they wait, Apple continues the iPhone vs. Droid battle. Apple announced last month Worldwide iPhone sales were up 131 percent within the first quarter compared to the same three-month stretch in 2009.
Sources for the article
NPD reports
http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_100510.html
PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/195958/android_outsells_apple_iphone_at_last_says_npd.html
Los Angeles Times
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/05/google-android-overtakes-iphone-npd-research.html
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