The operating system iOS, developed by Apple, markedly reduced the gap with Android in the smartphone segment in the U.S. mobile market. According to the report by NPD Group, the share of iOS sold during the reporting period units increased to 43% in October-November 2011 from 26% in the III quarter. This enabled her almost came close to running on. Google. , Whose share, by contrast, dropped from 60 to 47%.
Three leaders of BlackBerry- maker closes the communicator, the company Research in Motion (RIM), with a share of 6%, says GigaOM tehnoblog with reference to the report. According to NPD, the top three places in the top ten best-selling smartphones in the U.S. market in October and November, held ' iPhones ' - 4S, iPhone 4 and 3GS. The fourth and fifth places went to Samsung Galaxy S 4G and Galaxy S II, respectively, and the sixth - HTC Inspire 4G.
Apple's success is largely provided smartphone iPhone 4S, went on sale October 14. Also contributed to the popularity of iOS discount price on the iPhone 4 ( $ 99 ) and the special conditions of the model 3GS, which buyers can get for free at the conclusion of a two-year contract with the operator.
In early January, Samsung announced that for the IV quarter of 2011, she managed to sell about 35 million smart phones. The company's goal for next year - to realize more than 170 million such devices. How ' smart ' phones could sell Apple for the last quarter of 2011, is still unknown.
Source: vesti. ru.
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