Haha! Mine too. AT&T just forced a new one on me.
Based on what my friends have, I never would have guessed that iPhones represent a small share of the market.
That is a snapshot of what is being SOLD NOW, not the number in use around the world. The reason that is so low now is because people are waiting for the new iPhone 7 to be released this month. There are over 1.3 Billion iOS devices sold and about 1 billion still in use around the world.
That is a snapshot of what is being SOLD NOW, not the number in use around the world. The reason that is so low now is because people are waiting for the new iPhone 7 to be released this month. There are over 1.3 Billion iOS devices sold and about 1 billion still in use around the world.
The chart shows worldwide numbers. In the US, Android is still on top, but not by nearly as lopsided a margin. From comScore:
Smartphone Platform Market Share
Android ranked as the top smartphone platform in January with 52.8 percent market share, followed by Apple with 43.6 percent (up 0.3 percentage points from October), Microsoft with 2.7 percent and BlackBerry with 0.8 percent.
Top Smartphone Platforms
3 Month Avg. Ending Jan. 2016 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Oct. 2015
Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Age 13+
Source: comScore MobiLensShare (%) of Smartphone Subscribers Oct-15 Jan-16 Point Change Total Smartphone Subscribers 100.0% 100.0% N/A Android 52.9% 52.8% -0.1 Apple 43.3% 43.6% 0.3 Microsoft 2.7% 2.7% 0.0 BlackBerry 1.0% 0.8% -0.2
At the top end, it appears Samsung is beating Apple in the US. The Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge accounted for 16% of sales vs 14.6% for iPhone 6S / 6S Plus.