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The share of Android phones is growing

18.08.2012

In the world, the share of Android in the total mass of smartphones sold is approaching the menacing mark of 70%. In Russia, this mobile platform is not yet as popular as the world average, although it occupies an overwhelming share. However, thanks to a wide price range, sales of Android devices are growing rapidly, significantly outperforming rivals.

In the first half of the year, according to Euroset, the largest seller of mobile phones, Android accounted for 55% of all smartphones sold. Google's mobile OS presence has doubled in a year. Quite expectedly, Samsung is the leading vendor in the Russian smartphone market, with a 43% share (24% a year earlier).

According to Elena Nogotkova, representative of the Svyaznoy retail chain, at the end of the second quarter, the share of Android devices in total smartphone sales was 59% in terms of the number of units sold and 68% in monetary terms. At the same time, in the II quarter, compared to the same period last year, Android sales increased numerically by 213%.

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