Android will take Symbian’s top spot in 2011
Symbian will be the top ranked smartphone operating system (OS) in 2010 but its market share is expected to decline to 35.5%. Android will rise to second place from fifth in 2009 with a market share of 20.8%, representing 58.48 million smartphones in shipments, according to Digitimes Research analyst Luke Lin. Research in Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry and Apple’s iOS fell to third and fourth, respectively at 17.5% and 16.8%. In 2011, Android is projected to take first with a 29.7% market share, followed by Symbian at 28%, iOS at 16.7%, Blackberry at 14% and Windows Phone at 5.1%, according [...]
