Android Training Classes Fill Up as Market Share Increases

By Dean Prater

Android beat iOS in terms of the number of smartphones it powers throughout the U.K., confirming the dominance it holds in the smartphone sector. The statistics were provided by the Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, who completed a month long customer survey that was completed on 23 January, 2012. The final results indicated that roughly 36.9% of the smartphones were were powered by Android. Apple iOS was next and was being employed in 28.5% of the devices. The expanding volume of Android phones will certainly result in a need for more Android applications, which will lead to an even greater need for classes for training android programming for programmers.

Smartphone market in 2011

In 2011, the situation was actually quite different. Apple's iOS was the leader regarding the number of smartphones using the platform, having a share of 29.2%. However, right behind iOS was Symbian with a market share of 26.7%. Android was 3rd having a share of 20.1%. With regards to the sales figures for the very same 4 week period), Android smartphones had 50% of the sales, while iOS covered approximately 30%, followed by RIM with 15%. The remaining sales were made by 5 different platforms. The survey includes consumers and merchants, but not businesses. Furthermore, it indicated that up to 50 % of the citizenry in the United Kingdom currently makes use of a smartphone.

Sales in U.S.

The United States is the leading smart phone market place in the western world and is where you can find many companies who develop Android based programs. Regarding market share, the story is a bit different here compared to the the U.K.. It was stated that Apple enjoyed a 48.4% share versus 42.8% for the Android smartphones. This obviously proves the dominance of Apple. A lot of you might imagine that the main reason for this majority was the release of iPhone 4S last year, however it is not. It's Apple's new pricing policy, which has guaranteed that there is no significant decline in the sales of iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. This is the main reason for Apple remaining in front of Android smartphones in United States. Even so, you can be assured that software designers are enrolling in python training courses, the language used by Android OS. This is in preparation for the rise in market share of Google's OS envisioned in the year ahead.

Nokia and Windows

This past year, Nokia announced that their mobile phone os Symbian was dead. This was the main reason for the enormous fall in the number of smartphones with this operating system. Having said that, Nokia has formed a relationship with Microsoft, to produce smartphones driven by Windows smartphone Operating system. For the first time, Windows based phones saw their share of the market go above 2%. Almost all of this ended up being because of Nokia Lumia 800. This expansion should continue through this year, as 2 additional devices are expected to reach the marketplace. Also, Windows mobile OS is anticipated to have a market share of about 8% towards the end of This year.

Other information from the survey

The market survey furthermore found that the U.S. is the only nation where Apple is in front of Android in product sales. Android owns the highest sales figures in Spain, where it makes up 65.8% of product sales. Moreover, Spain is the nation where iPhone has the lowest sales percentage of 9.2%.

About the Author:

Dean Prater has over 25 years of know-how as an IT guru and VP of IT. He writes on IT training programs such as unix classes.