iOS Surges Past 60% Share of Mobile Web Traffic

[SafariX]

Best mobile OS on the market.

 

[nerdo]

Makes me wonder if you actually read the post?
One of my websites, that is pretty mac centric, get's very little iOS traffic and this makes me curious about Mac rumor stats. With the numbers to show you what I was talking about. Whatever else you read into this, well that is up to you I guess. So as a mobile platform iOS does well but it is still in the 0. % margins what I can see.?

Makes me wonder about your grasp of stats, considering your example is an n of 1, and you haven't given your data in a form that compares iOS to other mobile web traffic.

 

[KnightWRX]

Makes me wonder if you actually read the post?
One of my websites, that is pretty mac centric, get's very little iOS traffic and this makes me curious about Mac rumor stats. With the numbers to show you what I was talking about. Whatever else you read into this, well that is up to you I guess.

We read the post and we get you don't quite understand the Mac Rumor stats are about MOBILE platforms. Your numbers contained NON-MOBILE platforms.

Look at the title of the thread...

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Yeah that is where Apple really shines. Crystal clear 3.5" screen with no lag

No lag ? I guess I must be imagining this grey/white checkered background.

 

[nerdo]

Yes I got that part, forgot to add that I am curious about the general Mobile V PC.
60% of a 0.89% is not that impressive?

We read the post and we get you don't quite understand the Mac Rumor stats are about MOBILE platforms. Your numbers contained NON-MOBILE platforms.

Look at the title of the thread...

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No lag ? I guess I must be imagining this grey/white checkered background.

 

[samcraig]

So tell me again why anyone really cares about this? Bragging rights? Or are some people here getting paid per Android or iOS hits?

 

[KnightWRX]

Yes I got that part, forgot to add that I am curious about the general Mobile V PC.
60% of a 0.89% is not that impressive?

So what ? This article is not about that. And it's 62% of 0.89 + 0.45 + 0.07 + 0.69, not of 0.89 (go back to read your stats)

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So tell me again why anyone really cares about this? Bragging rights? Or are some people here getting paid per Android or iOS hits?

Obviously, they care because Quantity > Quality... or wait, was it Quality > Quantity today ?

 

[blackpond]

Why ? Lamar said it best, this is a device agnostic study, not a "Smartphone" study at all. We all know Android is not really having a great time in tablets and PMPs, where iOS is thriving. Not to mention Android has more market share, but installed base is still probably under the iOS installed base seeing how it was released to market 1 year and a half later and took quite sometime to catch up to iOS in market share.

Frankly, looking at this with blinders is the only way to conclude what you've just concluded.

Lets take off the blinders then.

Browsing statistics from October, 2011 via Net MarketShare:

iPhone: 30.05%
iPad: 28.6%
Java ME: 12.84%
Android 2.2: 7.21%
Symbian: 3.48%

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=11&qpcustomb=1

 

[samcraig]

Obviously, they care because Quantity > Quality... or wait, was it Quality > Quantity today ?

Well obviously as long as Apple lands on top - it's whatever makes that happen. So right now it's quantity.

I say this COMPLETELY tongue in cheek (although I am sure I'll get downvoted for hitting nerves) .... I wonder if the greater web share has to do with people on iOS searching for answers to "yellow screen", "poor battery performance", "funny siri questions", etc..

ETA: BTW - who says that web surfing is important anyway? To be honest - I don't use the web that much via browser on my iPhone. Do these stats include apps that access the web. IE - if I use the YELP or IMDB apps - does that report what OS I am using?

I do use the web more via browser on my iPad. Real estate is king there. But on the phone - only if I don't have an app that can get me the results...

 

[chagla]

But what about flash? No one is going to use iOS because it doesn't have flash!

i guess people have different standards you know.

I am glad that Android phones have a web browser now. Have they added new games, or do they remain limited to snake?

I think that they should do better when they let you download 16 tone polyphonic ringtones.

wow. what an ignorant statement. why embarrass yourself like that in public?

 

[spazzcat]

Android users have the luxury of browsing the web in full desktop mode which registers accordingly.

How many users change their agent tag...

 

[samcraig]

BTW - just as a point of perspective.

Mobile/Tablet browsing accounts for around 5.5% of total web traffic.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=61

 

[KnightWRX]

Lets take off the blinders then.

Android 2.2: 7.21%

Interesting... where are the stats for other Android versions in your graph ? 2.2 is only 45.3% of Android's installed base :

http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html

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wow. what an ignorant statement. why embarrass yourself like that in public?

Obviously, the comment was made tongue-in-cheek. The polyphonic ring tones should have given it away if not the initial premise.

 

[blackpond]

Interesting... where are the stats for other Android versions in your graph ? 2.2 is only 45.3% of Android's installed base :

http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html

1. It's not my graph
2. Unless those versions are lumped into Other with Windows Phone, there is no statistically significant web browsing occurring on them

You're welcome to put your blinders back on now, if it will make you feel better...

 

[voonyx]

As people have noted, there are more iOS devices, they are easier/more inviting to use, and have a better browser (more fonts, support for newer standards that Google lags on, smoother scrolling, etc.).

One factor, though, has to be battery life. Android burns through battery—especially if you’re not trained (or don’t have time/desire) to manage your CPU processes. My Android friends can’t believe I have hundreds of apps installed on my iPhone—they’re afraid to install too many because they keep ending up with phones that die rapidly! In fact, they seem afraid of their “beloved” Android phones in general—they lug a charger/cable everywhere, milk their battery carefully, and still run out before the end of the day. Half the time I can’t even reach them because they can’t receive calls.

So they’re hesitant to USE their phones when not absolutely vital. Save that battery for the important stuff! (Who could live that way?) This fear has got to reduce their browsing time.

EDIT: It occurs to me that this factor may be getting worse for Android in the short term: the most-hyped Android phones are those big thick ones using the early-adopter LTE chips! The battery burning 4G chips that Apple won’t touch until better chips come out next year... (Good thing the iPhone 4S can get 4G speed without that 4G battery drain!)

So true...you'll often here androids suggest to other users to turn off 4G, Bluetooth, Wifi, Auto sync, remove widgets, lower brightness, uninstall apps and disable GPS to save battery. In other words, turn your phone into a dumphone.

 

[Oletros]

Ever heard of Siri? It already bypasses google for certain searches.

Perhaps the one that haven't heard of it or doesn't know how it works is you. Siri is not a search engine, it uses some engines to retrieve results

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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.

Can you explain me how can it replicate the graphs when a large number of iPhone user are just upgraders?

 

[samcraig]

So true...you'll often here androids suggest to other users to turn off 4G, Bluetooth, Wifi, Auto sync, remove widgets, lower brightness, uninstall apps and disable GPS to save battery. In other words, turn your phone into a dumphone.

Sorry - as opposed to what you read on these forums to extend the iPhone battery?

Let's face it - all smart phones are pretty poor in the battery department. Period.

 

[voonyx]

Sorry - as opposed to what you read on these forums to extend the iPhone battery?

Let's face it - all smart phones are pretty poor in the battery department. Period.

Please show me one instance where someone suggests all those things. I can show you 10 where its suggested to an android user.

 

[samcraig]

Please show me one instance where someone suggests all those things. I can show you 10 where its suggested to an android user.

I can't because iOS doesn't have widgets.

And search yourself - there are plenty in the iOS5 and iPhone forums.

Are you seriously suggesting that the iPhone doesn't have battery issues and that users don't constantly question whether their battery life is normal?

Wow.

 

[Oletros]

Please show me one instance where someone suggests all those things. I can show you 10 where its suggested to an android user.

Like this from Apple?

http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html

 

[voonyx]

I can't because iOS doesn't have widgets.

And search yourself - there are plenty in the iOS5 and iPhone forums.

Are you seriously suggesting that the iPhone doesn't have battery issues and that users don't constantly question whether their battery life is normal?

Wow.

Easy, buddy. I made a comment about Android battery life, in response to another user's post about Android battery life. You interjected yourself here and started talking about smartphone battery life.

Drop the dramatics (like I've told you before) and stay on topic. I never said iPhone doesn't have battery issues, in fact I never mentioned iPhone in my response...at all. Stop getting upset because of your inability to follow the progression of a thread.

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Like this from Apple?

http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html

If you're trying to say that Android battery life is anywhere as comparable to iPhone battery life, I have to laugh.

 

[rdowns]

Perhaps the one that haven't heard of it or doesn't know how it works is you. Siri is not a search engine, it uses some engines to retrieve results

Thereby bypassing Google. They announced that Yelp and Wolfram were 2 databases that Siri taps into. If you ask it to find a restaurant, it searches Yelp, not Google. The more databases they add, the more Google gets bypassed. Perhaps it's you who doesn't know how it works.

 

[samcraig]

Easy, buddy. I made a comment about Android battery life, in response to another user's post about Android battery life. You interjected yourself here and started talking about smartphone battery life.

Drop the dramatics (like I've told you before) and stay on topic. I never said iPhone doesn't have battery issues, in fact I never mentioned iPhone in my response...at all. Stop getting upset because of your inability to follow the progression of a thread.

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If you're trying to say that Android battery life is anywhere as comparable to iPhone battery life, I have to laugh.

I'm not being dramatic. Just because you say I am doesn't make it so LOL. And since YOU brought up the topic - it's quite relevant. If you didn't want to discuss battery life - maybe you shouldn't have tacked on your .02. We are ALL entitled to comment.

 

[unlinked]

Please keep in my mind that iPads must be contributing to almost 35-40% of this. (My guess). There's nothing like that on Android.

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I can easily say that a significant number of android handsets are used for a population that just needs to phone or message some times and that's about it. HTC Wildfire or Desire or Legend and other Samsung mobile phones and the entire ZTE catalogue, etc are basically touchscreen dumb phones. These are bought by those people who used to pay around $100 for a good nokia phone but now find Android to be a much viable solution(which is in fact true and appropriate).

What smartphone feature is the HTC Desire missing?

 

[Oletros]

If you're trying to say that Android battery life is anywhere as comparable to iPhone battery life, I have to laugh.

Stop getting upset because of your inability to follow the progression of a thread.

So true...you'll often here androids suggest to other users to turn off 4G, Bluetooth, Wifi, Auto sync, remove widgets, lower brightness, uninstall apps and disable GPS to save battery. In other words, turn your phone into a dumphone.

Please show me one instance where someone suggests all those things. I can show you 10 where its suggested to an android user.

Let's see:

Minimize use of location services:
Turn off push notifications:
Fetch new data less frequently:.
Auto-check fewer email accounts:
Turn off Wi-Fi:
Turn off Bluetooth:
Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas:
Adjust brightness:
Turn off EQ:

You'll often here Apple suggest to other users to turn off 3G, Bluetooth, Wifi, Auto sync, remove notifications, lower brightness, turn off EQ and disable GPS to save battery. In other words, turn your phone into a dumphone.

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Thereby bypassing Google. They announced that Yelp and Wolfram were 2 databases that Siri taps into. If you ask it to find a restaurant, it searches Yelp, not Google. The more databases they add, the more Google gets bypassed. Perhaps it's you who doesn't know how it works.

Perhaps the OP said that Apple has to make a search engine. Let's answer what is written not what you think is written

 

[voonyx]

I'm not being dramatic. Just because you say I am doesn't make it so LOL. And since YOU brought up the topic - it's quite relevant. If you didn't want to discuss battery life - maybe you shouldn't have tacked on your .02. We are ALL entitled to comment.

It's a blog that probably 10 people read. I'm not registering for Android forums trying to put its users "in place". Seriously, you're upset, and I understand, but don't take it out on me.

Don't assume I meant anything other then what I said. Android users will often suggest to other Android users that they effectively turn their smartphones into dumbphones to save battery life. It's not comparable to iOS or Oletros' little Apple link, because it's pretty well known that iOS devices don't suffer as bad as battery life as Android devices. Simple and plain.