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iOS Surges Past 60% Share of Mobile Web Traffic
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Regardless, though, “non Android” Android-based devices (including a ton in Asia) do often get counted in stats about Android “sales” volumes/installed base.
(And by “sales” they often mean “shipped”—which is to say, at best, they’re really reporting FUTURE sales, while Apple reports actual PAST sales. In a growing smartphone market, if you compare future numbers to past numbers, future is going to look higher. That’s at best; at worst, not all of those shipped phones actually sell. Certainly that happened in a big way with the many Android tablet blunders.)
So Android’s numbers have been skewed high in a number of ways, compared to Apple’s simple “sold to real customers” numbers.
Those so call geeks are fake, wannabes. Many iOS users are better real tech people.
But why divert mobile advertising dollars to any competitor at all? Google (Android) has its own search engine. Microsoft (Windows Phone) has its own search engine. Why doesn't Apple have its own search engine???
97% of all web traffic from pad computers is from iPad. And there aren't any (successful) iPod touch competitors, Android or otherwise. I'm sure iPad and iPod touch web traffic are significant portions of iOS's total.
I don't think that is the problem. I think the problem is that it is too complicated to use at times and if you have Flash running, it dries up you battery. Plus, some of them (like my wife) have an iPad (she has my iPad 1) and that is way more convenient for browser use. 4G network does not make a noticeable difference in browsing of pages. Media content, maybe. Why maybe? Because if you have an entry level android with a crappy display, your video streaming might as well be sufficient on 3G - and even if you have a good display, it still is a freakin' hand held device. What can you really see on a display smaller than the average hand? It won't be movie theater experience.
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I think he was being ironic
Just as a follow-up to this... For Apple to surge to 60% from 53%, they need not sell more iPhones than Android phones, they can also gain share if people switch to iPad browsing from desktop browsing. The larger percentage of browsing that gets done on the tablet versus the desktop, the better this number will get for Apple. Of course, more iPhone browsing helps too. It would really be nice to see some recent numbers out of Comscore, since they broke this down by tablet versus phone versus other handheld device.
Agree, but I am so fed up by opinions that Android is for geeks and only non-tech people buy iOS devices.
I'm not one of them, but I wouldn't consider the open-source / desktop Linux crowd "wannabes".
As a Unix guy using an iPhone, I just don't let it get to me. There's plenty of tech and non-tech people on both sides. Android isn't geekier than iOS, nor does it require "running mods and custom ROMs" like people like to claim around here. I know non-tech people with Android phones that run the vanilla stuff shipped by OEMs with nary a usability problem.
But your statement of "the better tech people run iOS" is plainly false. There's nothing better about me than any other Unix guy on my level of expertise just because of the OS of his phone.
Android users have the luxury of browsing the web in full desktop mode which registers accordingly.
You know, I still don't get what their is to rave about just because more people browse the web on iOS? It still doesn't mean it's more popular etc? I just see these results as a pointless attempt at willy waving? It just means more iOS users go on the web with their devices.
In LagunaSol's world, big corporations act like a bunch of European countries going at each other like it's WWI.
Apple is on the road to unhinging themselves from a lot of outside dependencies. They are large enough, broad enough, certainly wealthy enough, and can command enough human capital from a large talent pool to do it.
It's just a question of time and money.
It does ? My Siri always says "I don't know about that, do you want to search the web for it ?" and then displays a big Search button that redirects to Google.
Makes sense.
JavaME are the 200's of million feature phones out there. The average person is upgrading their feature/messaging phone to the iPhone. These people are looking for simplicity and functionality over everything else. Raw feature count is far less important than usability and finish.
Symbian represents the 100's million Nokia phones where people are used to the concept of the "smartphone" and the complexities they offer. They are upgrading to Android. These people are looking for features and functions over everything else. Raw features are much more important than usability and finish.
JavaME are the 200's of million feature phones out there. The average person is upgrading their feature/messaging phone to the iPhone. These people are looking for simplicity and functionality over everything else. Raw feature count is far less important than usability and finish.
Symbian represents the 100's million Nokia phones where people are used to the concept of the "smartphone" and the complexities they offer. They are upgrading to Android. These people are looking for features and functions over everything else. Raw features are much more important than usability and finish.
Last month Google mentioned durring the conference call that over 2/3 of their mobile advertising profits were iOS generated.
Apple will not compete against Google head to head in the search space. They may partner with other database to make Siri "smarter" and bypass the need to Google more and more but this will not be head to head competition.
Yeah that is where Apple really shines. Crystal clear 3.5" screen with no lag and the inventors of moderen day mobile web browsing. It is an unmatched experience. No wonder Android users don't use the internet as much.