Android's Share Of New Smartphone Purchases Is Twice As Big As The iPhone

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Android's Share Of New Smartphone Purchases Is Twice As Big As The iPhone New smartphone buyers are overwhelmingly choosing Android phones in comparison to iPhones and BlackBerrys, new data from Nielsen reveals. Above you can see Nielsen's subscriber share numbers. On the left are the total subscriber share numbers. On the right is the subscriber share numbers for the three months ended in August, which is a better predictor of the future of the market. As you can see, in the three month period 56% of buyers opted for Android, versus just 28% for Apple. Rough for Apple, but if there's a positive in there, it's that Apple's subscriber share is holding steady while Android eats up BlackBerry share and share from "other". But, with the iPhone hitting Verizon, we thought Apple would be in better shape in the U.S. Maybe once the iPhone 5 arrives, we'll see a tilt? Or, maybe Android keeps running away with this thing. Read » Also On SAI Today: How To Keep People From Snooping Through Your New Facebook Timeline Whitney Tilson Just Bought A Bunch Of Dell -- Here's Why How Netflix Walked Away from 95% Of Its Revenue -- And Why It Worked SYNERGISTIC! Actor Ashton Kutcher Name Drops Startup Investments During Two & A Half Men Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Time Spent On Facebook Is Growing At An Astonishing Rate CHART OF THE DAY: HP's Stock During The Leo Apotheker Era CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook's Dominance Of Social Networks Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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