Android has reached its peak in the U.S., iOS is gaining momentum

No sooner had the developers of the operating system, Google glad that the Android platform beat out the leaders in the U.S., as iOS again gaining momentum, According to research firm Strategy Analytics.

 

According to a survey of experts, the share of the Android platform in the II quarter of 2012 compared to same period last year decreased by 4 percentage points - c 60,6% to 56.3%. The share of iOS has increased by 10 percentage points - from 23.2% to 33.2%.

According to Strategy Analytics, sales of "google phone" in the U.S. market fell over the year from 15.3 million in the II quarter of 2011 to 13.4 million in the same period in 2012. At the same time selling the iPhone in terms of unit shipments increased from 5.9 million to 7.9 million, and the whole supply of smartphones in the U.S. declined by 5% to 23.8 million

“Android platform is still number one on the U.S. market - said the executive director of the Strategy AnalyticsNeyl Mouston. - However, its market share is close to the peak value, while increasing iOS position. “

Deliveries of BlackBerry smartphones and their market share in the U.S. in the second quarter fell by almost half. Now a Canadian manufacturer Research In Motion is 6.5% of the U.S. market in quantitative terms.

 

Note that in the June quarter, iPhone sales totaled 26 million worldwide, although in the beginning of the year was at 35.1 million According to analysts, this is due to the fact that users are waiting for the iPhone the next generation. Obviously, in the autumn quarter position Android shake even more.

Media confirmed the September launch of the new iPhone and iPad mini

Foreign tehnoblog came to a consensus regarding the date of presentation of the new iPhone. According to several sources of the sixth modification of the Apple-smartphone show on September 12. At the same time present the Cupertino, compact version of the iPad, they say.

 

Yesterday, reported by "citing a reliable source" site iMore. According to the website, sales of both new products new products will begin on Friday, September 21. Information Publication independently confirmed in AllThingsDigital, as well as sites The Verge and The Loop.

As the iMore, telephone and mini-tablet, 7.85-inch screen is not limited. Empire of Steve Jobs at the September event will show the updated model of its two players - iPod nano and iPod touch. The latter will change the appearance and get a larger screen, like the new iPhone, with a diagonal of 4 inches.

Last year, the announcement of the iPhone 4S took place later on 4 October, and he went on sale the 14th. The new iPod players at that time also were announced, but the changes in them as compared with the previous models were minimal. The last major announcement of the mobile device, Apple has made March 7, 2012 the first, presenting the new iPad and Apple TV mode support Full HD. June 11 the company reported to the MacBook Pro display Retina.

The day before, we recall, were first published photos of the new iPhone in assembled form. Apparently, the "five" will get a screen with longer diagonal and a metal back cover, while remaining outwardly very similar to the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S.