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Worldwide smart phone growth powered by Android
The worldwide smart phone market grew by 50 percent last year, "driven in large part" by makers of phones using Google's Android operating system, said IDC Research, the second firm this week to report on Android's growing importance.
Manufacturers Samsung and HTC posted the highest year-over-year growth rates among vendors, IDC said, with Samsung having a 172 percent increase and HTC, 128 percent over last year.
"Four of the top 10 vendors, all of whom predominantly ship Android-powered smart phones, posted year-over-year growth rates greater than 100 percent," the research firm said, with the top supplier of Android phones last quarter being HTC, based in Taiwan.
"Emerging smart phone suppliers, such as HTC, that are allied closely with Google gained share at the expense of the historic top smart phone players last quarter," said Kevin Restivo, IDC senior research analyst in a press release. "This is largely a result of greater consumer interest in smart phones generally and Android devices in particular."
Earlier this week, The NPD Group noted the same thing in terms of consumer interest in Android devices such as the HTC Droid Incredible and Motorola's Droid, with Android phones being the top sellers among consumers in the United States in the second quarter.
Other Android phones, more recently released, such as HTC's Evo 3G/4G on Sprint's network, and Motorola's Droid X on Verizon Wireless' network, are in high demand.
Worldwide, Nokia remains the No. 1 smart phone vendor. Many of Nokia's phones are not offered by wireless carriers in the United States. IDC noted that with the upcoming launch of Nokia's new operating system, the company hopes to reach more customers.
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