Google’s Android To Take Over The iPhone By 2012

HTC Magic Powered By Android

The iPhone’s lead over Google’s open source mobile operating system, Android, may end as early as 2012. The first phone to be powered by Android, the HTC G1, already accounts for 20 percent of T-Mobiles contract sales. The second HTC phone with Android, the Magic (pictured), is supposed to be an even bigger hit and is set to release this month (in the UK first) with Vodafone. Although the G1 and Magic together won’t outsell the iPhone, the Android platform could be on as many as 90 devices by 2010, giving it a big push ahead of the iPhone as the top running contender to take over current king, Symbian. Android was once thought to be an inferior product due to being open-source, but since its recent success, even Symbian is switching to an open-source model to fend off the upcoming competitor.
The mobile game is getting increasingly larger, fast. Nearly 162 million smartphones were sold last year, surpassing laptop sales for the first time, according to Informa. Smartphone penetration will reach 13.5 percent of new handsets sold this year and that figure will reach 38 percent by 2013. Smartphone sales are not exepcted to slow down whatsoever in the conomic downturn. Estimated figures show a 35.3% growth rate year over year, with no end in sight.

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honestly different phones for different people. i bet most of you have never held an android device. also andriod is groing at an exponental rate. the iphone has more apps because its been outl longer. but again different phones for different people.

Abe

The google phone taking over the iphone market? Did i really hear that right, Android can kiss my .... (u know)It looks horrible, it has no functionality. The G2 completely ruined the android image with no physical keyboard, now it's just a very weak iphone imitation at most. In conclusion, if Andoid took over the iphone market, 2012 would truly be the end of the world, LOL

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We'll try another way. YOU WERE WRONG! Win Mob does not have a bigger marketshare than iPhone OS. SHEESH!

Palm Pre

I hope you know that Wikipedia is not an accurate source of information.

Palm Pre

I just hate to see the ignorence of most iPhone users. We're talking sales guys. What iPhone sold last year is what Window's Mobile sells in a month (check it out). Same thing for Symbian. Although the iPhone does make up a large percentage of sales, Window's Mobile and Symbian are still light years ahead of it. Apple doesn't even control a good 12% of the market. Microsoft controls over 24%. Symbian is up there in the 50's.