
NEW YORK, March 30 (UPI) -- Half of U.S. mobile phone users have a smartphone, and two-thirds of buyers in the last three months chose a smartphone over a feature phone, a poll found.
A Nielsen survey found 49.7 percent of mobile subscribers had a smartphone as of February, up from 36 percent a year ago, Mediapost.com reported Friday.
Android maintains a strong lead in mobile operating systems, with a 48 percent share of the market, followed by iOS at 32 percent, with BlackBerry phones representing 11.6 percent.
Apple is gaining market share over BlackBerry and other competitors, including Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, Nielsen said.
The Windows Phone OS could get a much-needed surge when AT&T launches Nokia's Lumia 900 in April, planning a strong campaign for the Windows Phone-powered smartphone priced at $99.99, Mediapost.com said.
The Nielsen figures are based on a survey of more than 20,000 mobile users.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Business News Stories | |
ALGIERS, Algeria, May 24 (UPI) --
Algeria's government is under pressure to ease its foreign energy investment laws after BP warned it may delay important projects in the North African state.
|
ARLINGTON, Va., May 24 (UPI) --
BAE Systems has received a two-year contract extension from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to support its Future Warfare Center.
|
Properties repossessed by lenders in the first quarter took an average of 477 days to complete the foreclosure process, up from 414 days in the previous...
|
Nobody likes spending cuts but the champion of that attitude is clearly President Barack Obama, who seems to have a very clear pain-avoidance agenda.
|
| Stories | Photos | Comments |
View Caption