The Verge: Smartphones are taking over the world
March 29, 2012
Via an article on The Verge, according to a new report from Nielsen, as of February 2012, 49.7 of US mobile owners own a smartphone. Some statistics for you:
- 48% of owners say they own a Android OS device
- 32% own an iPhone
- 12% own a BlackBerry
As for the new purchases:
- 48% bought an Android OS device
- 43% bought an iPhone
- 5% bought a BlackBerry
And some graphs for you, all via Nielsen.
When I wrote the headline, the first thing I thought of was that movie iRobot with Will Smith (I will never not see anything with Will Smith) and instead of that crazy robot, Siri is going to take over and all smartphones except iPhones will cease to exist.
But seriously, I think with the lack of regular phones on the market, the majority of people will soon have to buy one simply from lack of variety. Both my parents do not own a smartphone and to be honest, they don’t need them. I think it would be smart for a company to create a phone that doesn’t require a data plan and therefore an, extra $20-$30 on someone’s bill if they’re only going to use the Internet minimally.
