One in four smartphones sold in Jolly Ol' England over the last 4 weeks was the Apple iPhone 4S
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The UK loves the Apple iPhone 4S |
As has been the general trend everywhere, smartphone use has picked up sharply in the country. The number of smartphones in use has doubled between February 2010 and August 2011, reaching 45% of all UK cell phone users. As for the Apple iPhone, it is said to have a leading 43% marketshare in the country last month, outselling all Android models in November.
source: GfK, FinancialTimes via electronista
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18 Comments
3. Pdubb posted on 19 Dec 2011, 23:17 3 3
Who did they survey? How many did they survey? Why do such a survey? Why not say they asked the carriers? I don't believe this "survey". It sounds made up to pad one company's stock outlook.
5. Lucas777 posted on 20 Dec 2011, 00:33 2 0
oh heavens the survey says something that promotes apple! must find an excuse and say "survey" in a dubious manner!
8. ivanko34 posted on 20 Dec 2011, 02:33 1 2
Don't worry its the marketing system of apple
"hurry to buy an iphone - follow the herd !"
4. shayan posted on 19 Dec 2011, 23:42 2 3
good work for iphone 4s.
but Im actually realy impressed by SGSII for the second place. after all, it was in the stores for six month or so, i guess. good job samsung!
17. shayan posted on 20 Dec 2011, 11:45 2 0
it looks like whenever I dont take a side in android vs. iOS I get thumbs down...
6. maxican16 posted on 20 Dec 2011, 00:39 0 0
THREE blackberries cracked the top ten?! Ha, that alone unsubstantiates the taste of smartphone users in the UK (at least those surveyed in this article)!
7. mctcm posted on 20 Dec 2011, 02:25 1 0
saw on bloomberg this morning that only Apple's smartphone market share in the US has dropped to 20% with HTC and Samsung leading the pack.
competition will eat them alive eventually.
9. bloodline posted on 20 Dec 2011, 02:48 1 0
I am from the UK - Unfortunately the general public are very uneducated when it comes to smart phones.
We have hardly any advertising for android devices, we have the odd poster for a s2 and I think I have seen one tv advert that showed the s2 and the user using his calendar....great.
The truth is most of the uk think its only the iphone that can do smart things, some dont even know what android is.
Samsung htc etc.. really need to start smarting up on the UK marketing, the iphone tv adverts show siri, cloud services, facetime etc..
the htc tv advert shows the weather widget... its a joke, its no wonder most pick the iphone
10. 530gemini posted on 20 Dec 2011, 02:51 2 2
Same old excuse from fandroids :)
Iphone is the real deal. The rest are copycats. And android is the king of them all copycats :)
11. bloodline posted on 20 Dec 2011, 03:00 1 0
listen mug, there is no denying the iphone is a solid product.
BUT its not 2007-8 anymore and the iphones UI hasnt really developed from there (other than copying android) and it probably doesnt need to.
Apple know their target audience and it offers a simplistic approach, thats it. what more can the iphone do ? Anymore developments to the UI end up running the risk of losing simplicity or copying android further.
The only thing apple can do is create more integrated apps, which isnt really that spectacular, so you really have to ask yourself.... does the iphone have a shelf-life ?
I know alot of people who are bored of the iphone, the UI hasnt really changed since 2007, screen size is roughly the same - they want a change - change is inevitable...this is where android begin to dominate because its open market and selection and its already happening.
deal with it
13. tacohunter posted on 20 Dec 2011, 04:04 2 0
Bloodline.
If you wanna have a clear overview of the UI and iOS from 2007 till now watch this.http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad (to be more accurate)
iOS 1: The iPhone is born
iOS 2: Apps
iOS 3: Features
iOS 3.2: The iPad arrives
iOS 4: Multitasking
iOS 4 Updates: Expanding the ecosystem
iOS 5: Siri and much more
The UI will most likely change next. As you may know Apple has given Jan michael cart an intership for 7 months at apple. So we will see UI changes next certainely.http://www.youtube.com/janmike34
The thing is apple doesn't rush their OS they take the time to do it right. As far as I'm concerded the open market of android is not yet what it should be. Their app market for example is behind on the app store of apple. While android is open market you should expect they got more. But if you make an app for them you must keep in mind all the different screen sizes and other stuff (can every android phone play that game?).
Technology is to make our lifes easier not harder, remember that. I could've made this comment 3 times longer, and talk more about the big differences.
Here's android a visual history.http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/7/2585779/android-history same site as the visual history of iOS.
Android 1.1
1.5 "Cupcake"
1.6 "Donut"
2.0 / 2.1 "Eclair"
2.2 "Froyo"
2.3 "Gingerbread"
3.x "Honeycomb"
4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Have fun with this.
14. ivanko34 posted on 20 Dec 2011, 04:35 1 0
What is that post ? You are a teacher ?
what is your name - tacohunter ? Taco was much more interesting than your idiot posts
15. tacohunter posted on 20 Dec 2011, 04:42 0 0
why is this an idiot post? At least this is correct info (gave you a couple of links also). ivanko34, so you talk rather about sales with taco then this.
P.S. if you read all of it (takes at least an hour), then I would take your comment more serious. Cause posting so fast a reply is to fast.
12. mctcm posted on 20 Dec 2011, 03:13 1 0
the ford model T is the real deal. all other cars are copy cats
16. thebikerboi2 posted on 20 Dec 2011, 05:20 1 0
Have any of you fandroids considered that people might just like the phone?
18. roscuthiii posted on 23 Dec 2011, 11:51 1 0
I'm no mathematician, but iPhone hovers around the 25% market share hasn't it? Well, guess what... that equals the 1-in-4 sold ratio. I don't see how this is news.
What is news is that except for in the US and UK, iPhone market share has been on the decline. The opening Chinese market should help prop them back up though.
