Android Shipments Skyrocket
Android posts 886 percent gain
The second quarter was a huge one for smartphones worldwide, with the overall market growing 64 percent over the same time last year- including 41 percent in the U.S.- and that growth that was buoyed by an 886 percent explosion in the growth of Android-based phones in the quarter.
That's according to numbers released Monday by research firm Canalys.
Other brands saw gains as well, with Apple posting 61 percent growth in the quarter and Research in Motion's BlackBerry jumping 41 percent.
- Places:
- United States
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