Android phones could have outsold iPhone in the US

on 05/10/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

You know what they say – perception can be very different from reality, and sometimes statistics as well as data offers some concrete evidence that is contrary to popular belief. The NPD group has come up with data which could possibly point to the iPhone being outsold by Android handsets for the first time Stateside, with the latter capturing 28% of market share while the iPhone lagging behind by 7%. Of course, this takes into consideration all Android-powered phones and not just a particular model. What do you make of this – could this be a turning point with the iPhone 3GS being the zenith of Apple’s achievements, or do you think that the iPhone 4GS will usher in a new golden era?

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

iPhone: iPhone: The iPhone is Apple's line of smartphones. That was also the original name of the first iPhone, which was announced on January 9th 2007 by Steve Jobs during the Macworld Keynote. The iPhone was released to the public in June of the same year. The development of the iPhone started in 2004, was internally called "project purple" and was the fruit of a collaboration between Apple and AT&T. Since then, Apple has released new iPhone models every year, with the iPhone 3G in July 2008, the iPhone 3GS in June 2009, the iPhone 4 in June 2010, the iPhone 4S in October 2011 and the iPhone 5 in September 2012. The iPhone represented more than half of Apple's revenues in 2012.

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