Half of UK population owns a smartphone

Release Date 1 Nov, 2011 in The Guardian

How Android swallowed the UK smartphone market in 18 months The Guardian - 1 Nov, 2011 Figures from Kantar ComTech show how dramatically Android has risen to prominence - but what does that mean for rival contenders such as Nokia, Apple and RIM? This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 18.19 GMT on Monday 31 October 2011 . ...
	Half of UK population owns a smartphone The Guardian - 1 Nov, 2011 Google's Android is the most popular smartphone OS in the UK. Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters Just under half of the UK population now owns a smartphone, and Google's mobile operating system Android is powering half of those those being sold ...
	Half of UK smartphones are Android Techwatch - 1 Nov, 2011 Smartphones are becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK mobile market, according to the latest figures from Kantar ComTech. And the majority.. Popular Linux distro Ubuntu could be powering mobile devices such as phones and tablet PC's by 2014. ...
One out four people in the UK own an Android handset Online News Today - 1 Nov, 2011 If you've been wondering on how popular Android handsets are in the UK, it looks like they're pretty darn popular. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, one out of four people own an Android-powered smartphone in the UK. ...
Most people don't realise true potential of smartphones Vertical Leap News (press release) - 1 Nov, 2011 Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Half of the British population now own a smartphone, however, most people use them like a “glorified feature phone”, according to The Guardian. ...
Nearly half of UK residents own smartphones, half of new sales are Android Mobile Burn - 1 Nov, 2011 According to new research by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, nearly half of the population in the UK owns a smartphone, and Android smartphones make up half of the devices sold today. Google's mobile operating system has a considerable lead over rivals RIM ...
Kantar: Android Was The Only OS Whose Sales Grew In All Markets It Surveys paidContent.org - 1 Nov, 2011 We have seen time and again how the growing number of Android-based handsets from a plethora of OEMs�"and the popularity of some specific models, such as the Galaxy line from Samsung�"is translating into a boom for the Android platform. ...
	One in four now own an Android phone ElectricPig.co.uk - 1 Nov, 2011 We knew Android was popular, but the latest statistics on UK smartphone ownership are still astounding: according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, almost one in four people in the UK now owns an Android smartphone. That's right. A quarter. ...
	Quarter of the UK Population Owns an Android Phone Gizmodo UK - 1 Nov, 2011 A new report by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech pegs the UK mobile phone market as half smartphone, with Android in a dominant position, claiming a 50 per cent chunk of the smartphone population. RIM comes in second with BlackBerrys accounting for a 22.5 per ...
	Half of UK population owns a smartphone People with Voices - 1 Nov, 2011 By newsdesk Just under half of the UK population now owns a smartphone, and Google's mobile operating system Android is powering half of those those being sold �" followed by RIM's BlackBerry models with 22.5% and Apple's iPhone at 18.5%. ...
	Android leads the way with 50% of UK smartphone market in Q3 Mobile Today - 1 Nov, 2011 Google's Android has beaten rivals to claim almost half of the UK smartphones market, but a new battle is now emerging between manufacturers that use Android, new statistics have revealed. According to the latest report from analyst Kantar Worldpanel ...