September 30, 2010

Android Tops Windows Mobile in Smartphone Share

Google's Android mobile operating system has now passed Windows Mobile in smartphone market share, according to a new report from comScore.

The firm's results claim that only Google's Android made gains for three months ending in July, and that RIM, Apple, and Microsoft all lost ground. ComScore also found that Samsung slightly widened its lead over LG, in terms of overall OEMs.

The report, released Wednesday, tracks mobile subscribers and their smartphones - not overall phones - for the three-month period ending in July. The firm also compared its results with the tallies from the prior three-month period ended in April.



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