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Show me a table of top selling smartphones

This table actually tells us that one in four smartphones are iPhones. Think about that. Would love to see a table of top selling smartphones.
 
This table actually tells us that one in four smartphones are iPhones. Think about that. Would love to see a table of top selling smartphones.

I have a guess:

1. Iphone 4
2. Iphone 3gs
3. Samsung Galaxy S
4. Samsung Galaxy 3 II
5. Blackberry Bold
6. Blackberry Curve
7. LG Optimus 1

I base these on phone availability and how many sold. I know the galaxy S is on all four major US carriers. The Blackberry Bold is also a prolific Phone. The Curve is dirt cheap for a smart phone. And the LG optimus 1 is the locust of all android phones Appearing on most of the networks in the US Including many regional making it more of a phone any person can get from AT&T all the way down to Cricket. (I happen to own one lol)
 
I don't ever believe this because next week you will hear that Android will have more market share and blah blah blah it's always different.
In my mind the iPhone is THE BEST smart phone.

Well, that's great for you - stick to your iPhone. I'm pretty sure that I will dump my iPhone and upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy S2 later this year.

And yes, Android already has a larger market share than iOS. Which is not very surprising, when you consider that an entire industry is using Android and not iOS as the standard OS.
 
Well, that's great for you - stick to your iPhone. I'm pretty sure that I will dump my iPhone and upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy S2 later this year.

And yes, Android already has a larger market share than iOS. Which is not very surprising, when you consider that an entire industry is using Android and not iOS as the standard OS.

But you're wrong: iOS has a larger market share. Android has a larger share of the smartphone market, but iOS is still bigger as a platform.
 
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I agree, but iOS is not the best mobile operating system.

I beg to differ; it's the most stable, most efficient and uncluttered mobile OS available, combining with the hardware to give the best user experience on any phone or pad.


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Computer Science/Physics major
 
400% increase in Android malware

I think Rodimus posted it earlier.

I don't think you can infer a 400% increase from that article or it's significance.

Firstly the author made that graph himself and clearly lacks the aptitude to correctly label an x axis, let alone understand the report he was referencing.

The article does not specify if there is a 400% increase in incidence or a 400% increase in malware being used or created, an important difference.
The figures are also not included. An increase of 12 to 48 malware programs is 400%, but an increase of 120 to 480 is far more significant.

Cross platform malware is also not accounted for. The article mentioned WiFi attacks, programs such as Faceniff, which intercept encrypted cookies and can target any OS.

There are multiple antivirus apps available, both paid and free, so there are really no excuses for getting one, nor can you hold google accountable. In fact, it's a recognition of androids popularity that it is targeted by malicious programs.

If you want to reference the issue then you might want to do so directly from the report. The link is provided in the article.
 
Do you think that if Apple gave other hardware manufacturers access to their OS and iTunes Google would maintain it's position. Not a hope in he'll.

Apple wouldn't made that much money from an open source OS. Charging the manufacturer to garner a significant profit would made the product unviable.
Google doesn't make any money from it's OS or its app market. Google raises revenue from advertisement rights pertaining to Gmail, google maps and the like.
 
Apple wouldn't made that much money from an open source OS. Charging the manufacturer to garner a significant profit would made the product unviable.
Google doesn't make any money from it's OS or its app market. Google raises revenue from advertisement rights pertaining to Gmail, google maps and the like.

I wasn't arguing for or against Apple opening their OS. I was simply stating Apple's lower marketshare makes sense given their approach to being the sole supplier in their ecosystem.

In fact I agree with you, given that Google and Apple are running different business models, straightforward like-for-like comparisons make no sense at all.

Also, Apple still has the largest marketshare as far as revenue and software sales are concerned.
 
Good To See

good to see the Apple iPhone Overtakes BlackBerry
but since i am using both phones it's the iPhone overall winner & BlackBerry For Email Service.
I think Both companies Rocks
 
All the geeks I know have got iPhones. My non-geeky friends are all starting to update their dumb phones to Android phones because they don't cost as much as the iPhone.

But then they are unlikely to buy any apps for the Android.

...unless someone shows them how to buy one.


iOS will have far more app developers, and apps, then Android ever will for next couple of years, if ever.
 
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