iPhone 4 vs. Google’s Android: Success rate

August 8, 2010 Kumar Business, Mobiles, 0

As we all know, Apple started with its iPhone right from U.S., where its sole carrier is AT&T, though the company has more carrier options. Perhaps it appears that by doing so, company has restricted the sell of its device. But when we look at the exact figure, it reflects that iPhone almost commands 23% of US smartphone market share according to Nielsen’s recent survey.

This not the end of success rate, when we take a tour of shares in other countries the figure is certainly good. In Japan the number is closer to 72%. Perhaps iPhone has not just proved itself as a smash hit in America, but in other countries too.

But in other countries, the company has opted for multicarrier strategy and it seems that via this the numbers are even more staggering. Let’s take a tour of iPhone success rate abroad, in Canada where company posses five different carriers, Apple’s share of the mobile market is around 12.4%.

If you look at the shares in France where Orange and two other carrier has the power of selling device, company holds a share of 11.6%. In the meantime, the market share in U.K turns out to be 10%.

But when it comes to shares in U.S mobile market the figure turns out to be just 6.5%. The major reason behind this downfall is that Apple has decided to stick to one major sole distributor, that is AT&T. However, by doing so company is losing its opportunity.

Now lets take a quick look over Google’s Android market. Internationally, the iPhone had a stunning escort over Android devices: 16.7 million iPhones, vs. only 2.9 million Androids being used abroad. But when we look at the rate with which Google is grabbing the market, its difficult to say, who has got the future in their hands. In April, Google was activating less than 100,000 Androids per day; today, the figure stands at more than 200,000!

Perhaps Apple should learn something from its multi-carrier strategies, which it has commanded in other countries.

This not the end of success rate, when we take a tour of shares in other countries the figure is certainly good. In Japan the number is closer to [.....]

72%. Perhaps iPhone has not just proved itself as a smash hit in America, but in other countries too.

If you look at the shares in France where Orange and two other carrier has the power of selling device, company holds a share of 11.6%. In the meantime, the market share in U.K turns out to be 10%.

Perhaps Apple should learn something from its multi-carrier strategies, which it has commanded in other countries.