Android, the operating system for mobile phones in the U.S. Google has dethroned the fourth quarter of the system of Finnish Nokia, Symbian, the smartphone segment, according to research firm Canalys, published Monday, January 31. The market share of Android phones to equip these multifunction flew in a year from 8.7% to 32.5% or 32.9 million phones last quarter, according to the study, from first compared with that of Nokia.
Smartphones from Samsung, HTC and LG Electronics have contributed to the success of Android, Catalys said in a statement. At the same time, the market share of Symbian, Nokia's software, has plunged from 44.4% at the end of 2009 to 30.6% at the end of 2006, and has equipped than 31.0 million smartphones.
RANKINGS BY DIFFERENT STUDIES The American Apple, maker of the iPhone, comes in third position with 16% to Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry (14.4%). For its part, Microsoft is 3.1%. Smartphones, have become the heart of the battle between manufacturers, saw sales jump 89% on a year in the fourth quarter, to 101.2 million units sold.
If the numbers differ from one institute to another, this study confirms a trend already set by other institutions. According to data from Gartner, published in November, the Android system thus represented 25.5% market share. Android would therefore iOS before Apple (16.7%) and RIM (14.8%), but remain behind Symbian Nokia (36.6% share). 
Smartphones from Samsung, HTC and LG Electronics have contributed to the success of Android, Catalys said in a statement. At the same time, the market share of Symbian, Nokia's software, has plunged from 44.4% at the end of 2009 to 30.6% at the end of 2006, and has equipped than 31.0 million smartphones.
RANKINGS BY DIFFERENT STUDIES The American Apple, maker of the iPhone, comes in third position with 16% to Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry (14.4%). For its part, Microsoft is 3.1%. Smartphones, have become the heart of the battle between manufacturers, saw sales jump 89% on a year in the fourth quarter, to 101.2 million units sold.
If the numbers differ from one institute to another, this study confirms a trend already set by other institutions. According to data from Gartner, published in November, the Android system thus represented 25.5% market share. Android would therefore iOS before Apple (16.7%) and RIM (14.8%), but remain behind Symbian Nokia (36.6% share).
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