Android Darting, Achieves 48.8% Market Share in Year 2011

According to a recent study released by Canalys, called Android's market share has increased by 244% from last year (2010). Google's operating system was also successfully led the market, which stood at 48.8% market share, with a number of smartphones that sent as many as 237.8 million units in 2011 ago.

In the fourth quarter (Q4) in 2011 Android is also leading the market with total shipments reaching 81.9 million units of the device with a 51.6% market share.

While the Apple-IOS according to Canalys report came in second place with a total market share by 23.5% in 2011 and 19.1% in Q4 2011. In total in 2011 and Apple managed to ship as many as 93.1 million iPhone units with 37 units of which are delivered in Q4 2011. Overall Apple has increased 96% from a year earlier.

Symbian operating system according to the report recorded a 29.1% decrease over the previous year with total shipments in 2011 as many as 80.1 million units, in which 18.3 million units of which are the gains achieved in Q4 2011. Symbian gained overall market share of 16.4% in 2011.

BlackBerry, though not too surprisingly, was able to fester in fourth with an increase in sales over the previous year by 5% to total as many as 51.4 million device shipments in 2011 and units. RIM's operating system which in Q4 2011 market share gained 8.3%, with total shipments was 13.2 million units. In total in 2011 reaching a market share of 10.5%.

Shocking news may come from the OS from Microsoft known as Windows Phone that. According to Canalys report released on the official website noted that the Windows Phone as a whole in the year 2011 decreased by 43.3% over the previous year (2010). From the data presented, the Windows Phone only shipped about 6.8 million units, far behind even with the air-OS Bada who had sent 13.2 million units. In Q4 2011, Windows Phone devices only sold 2.5 million units with a market share of about 1.6%.

Overall in Q4 2011 smartphone shipments increased 56.6% to 158.5 million units. Total in 2011 and 487.7 million smartphones were sent globally, an increase of 62.7%.