Last week, Apple surprised analysts by revealing
better-than-expected iPhone sales. Meanwhile, Samsung, Android’s biggest
partner, saw profits in its mobile division fall and warned of a
slowdown in growthSales of smartphones running the Google-designed Android software, such as those made by Samsung, accounted for 56.2pc of the UK market in the second quarter of the year, according to research firm Kantar.
Although this was far more than Apple, its closest competitor, it was down
from 57.2pc in the same period last year, the first time Android’s market
share has declined on a year-on-year basis in Britain.
The iPhone accounted for 30.5pc of UK sales, 5.2 percentage points up on the
same period last year, in the latest suggestion that forecasts of Apple’s
demise were premature. Its share of the market also improved at the expense
of Android in the US, the world’s most lucrative smartphone market, while it
made smaller gains in Europe. This came despite high-profile releases of
Android devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy S4, while Apple has not unveiled a
new iPhone for nine months.
Last week, Apple surprised analysts by revealing better-than-expected iPhone
sales. Meanwhile, Samsung, Android’s biggest partner, saw profits in its
mobile division fall and warned of a slowdown in growth.
Kantar’s Dominic Sunnebo said sales of older versions of the iPhone to people
who were buying their first smartphone were behind the improvement
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