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iOS and Android: A State-by-State Breakdown

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The iPhone is well-represented in the Northeast and Midwest, according to statistics released by Jumptap, a mobile ad network. The iPhone is also strong in Montana and Louisiana.

Android is very strong in the West, plus the rust belt of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. BlackBerry remains strong around Washington, DC, with RIM being the provider of choice for government bureaucrats -- at least for now. Corporate-centric New York is also a stronghold for BlackBerry.

There doesn't seem to be any obvious correlation between iPhone or Android use and statistics like per capita income or population density. TechCrunch has the complete study. The chart above isn't particularly informative -- it doesn't give precise market share breakdowns -- but it is an interesting look at which states are over representing one brand or the other.

Hat tip to Splatf.

Article Link: iOS and Android: A State-by-State Breakdown
 
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I live in Colorado and the funny thing is that I see Android phones predominantly.

I can add one thing though, I'm from Northern VA where BB is strong but it's only because the employees have to have one. I know several people who have iPhones but are required to carry a BB as well (much to their dismay).
 
The lack of a correlation to income is a good sign for Apple. It suggests additional carrier relationships are what is holding them back, not competing with budget android phones.
 
New Jersey is most definitely not dominated by Android... Just strolling through my local mall I'd say about 50% of the phones I see are iPhones, and a good portion are Blackberry's. It's rare that I see someone with an Android phone.
 
Until this year you had to be ATT to use an iPhone, and ATT sucks in some locations (AZ for instance). Android is good on Verizon (good in AZ). I bet iPhone is big where ATT is big, and Android is big where Verizon's big. Blackberry is business, not for touchscreen people like android.
 
thebignewt said:
Until this year you had to be ATT to use an iPhone, and ATT sucks in some locations (AZ for instance). Android is good on Verizon (good in AZ). I bet iPhone is big where ATT is big, and Android is big where Verizon's big. Blackberry is business, not for touchscreen people like android.
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well look at Texas. AT&T home turf and it is Android everywhere. ATT for the most part is better than Verizon in Texas and Android is ruling the area.

I do find the break down rather interesting.
 
again... these are usage statistics being used as a proxy for marketshare statistics. for example, they are saying that in california that they serve ads to android phones more than other kinds of phones. that usage could be extremely heavy usage by a small sector of users or could be moderate usage by a good size number of users.

it's certainly an interesting indicator, but typically you need a bit more information to draw conclusions from usage data. one thing i can read from this is that wall street is still having a high use of blackberry -- and in JFK I am not surprised that RIM spent tons of money with banners advertising the playbook.
 
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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/

Makes sense to me. :cool:
 
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I can't help but laugh whenever I read someone saying "Heh, this graph is wrong. I never see anyone with an iPhone/Android/BB."

Dude, you're one person. You probably see .0001% of the population of the state in a week. Let alone how many of those .0001% you actually see with their cell phones out.

And to comment on the graph, I would love to see a 3G/Cellular strength map from the big 3 (Sprint/AT&T/VZ) over this, to see if phone choice is possibly correlated to carrier service, as some have suggested.
 
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Funny that most of the states I HATE prefer android.
 
I don't care if it's dominant or not in my state. I only care that I'm able to carry an iPhone as my personal phone.

I've carried an HTC Evo (for work) long enough to know just how bad the Android UI is. Some of the shortcomings in Exchange integration are mind boggling.

For all I use the Evo for, it might as well be a dumbphone...
 
Neutral meaning all 3 OS’s are near equal? Sounds unlikely. Or that the top two are nearly tied, but they aren’t indicating which those are? I’m guessing “neutral” means Android and iOS* are tied, with RIM behind. Hard to say.

* iOS meaning iPhone only, or iPhone + iPod, or iPad too? What is Jumptap’s market and methodology?
 
brayhite said:
I can't help but laugh whenever I read someone saying "Heh, this graph is wrong. I never see anyone with an iPhone/Android/BB."

Dude, you're one person. You probably see .0001% of the population of the state in a week. Let alone how many of those .0001% you actually see with their cell phones out.
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Yes, but I didn't get a call about whether I prefer android or iOS. Survey companies extrapolate the EXACT same way people who are saying this are. By looking at a random population an making conclusions.

I would like to know the sample size and how the data was collected before believing ANY of this.
 
That graph makes NO sense. I'm in Montana. I see WAY more Android:

1. The iPhone has only been available here since February (Verizon)
2. Tons and tons of free Android phones were given to Alltel BlackBerry users when they were switched to AT&T in April

It just makes no sense that Montana would already have a majority iPhones in a few months...
 
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I'm disappointed in the southern states. That said I do question the validity if these numbers. I live in Houston and see more iPhones and blackberries than android devices.
 
macslayer118 said:
Yes, but I didn't get a call about whether I prefer android or iOS. Survey companies extrapolate the EXACT same way people who are saying this are. By looking at a random population an making conclusions.
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True, however, random population sampling is much more effective and representative of the state "preference" than using those you interact with on any given day as your sample.

If I read my local newspaper and it says "Report: Northern Kentuckians approve of Obama", I'd be quick to dismiss credibility given the characteristics and demographics of the area around me and my familiarity with them. But if I read "Report: Kentuckians want less bourbon".. well, it'd be hard to believe but no ONE person can generalize a state's preferences based on their random interactions with a very small group of people, unless they have access to much more data.
 
I will be sad if the iPhone is discontinued or fall behind because of lack of demand and be stuck with an Android phone. It will be Windows all over again. At least I can expect no lines at the Apple store when the iPhone 5 is available on day 1.
 
I'm surprised Florida is an Android dominated state. Most people I see have an Iphone, others have Blackberry's, a few have Android phones but these seem to be growing; att also seems to be the largest carrier at least in Miami.
 
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