According to the Q2 Smartphone analysis report by Canalys, Android has taken over 48pc of the total smartphone marketshare worldwide. Android powered smartphone shipments were up 379% and reached 51.9 million unit sales.
Snapshots:
- Asia-Pacific was the main driver of growth with strong performances from countries like South Korea [85% Android share] and Taiwan [Android share 71%].
- Samsung was the largest Android device vendor in the second quarter with shipments of its own-branded devices at 17.0 million units.
