a research of the Pew Research Center shows that Android took top position in the smartphone market in the United States (u.s.), followed by Apple's iPhone and RIM Blackberry. According to Pew Android control 35 percent of users surveyed.
As much as 35 percent of us residents now using smartphones, with 35 percent of owners of smartphones using Android phones, compared with 24 percent of users are claiming to use one of Apple's iPhone or Research in Motion's BlackBerry handsets.
A survey taken by the Pew Research poll of 2.277 adults conducted April 26 until May 22, this is the first ever research company has done the size of the ownership of smartphones.
The Pew findings, led by analyst Aaron Smith, fitting with the metrics from IDC, ComScore, Nielsen Gartner and other researchers. So that is reported by eWeek, Tuesday (12/7/2011).
ComScore, for example, Google's Android platform say rising from 33 percent to 38,1 percent, while Apple reach 26.6 percent, RIM down to 24.7 per cent. Nielsen also shows that Android controlled 38 percent.
The survey also found the iPhone and Blackberry are classified as premium, while Android smartphone device for medium-sized down like USD20 in China and the United States or less USD99, with special promotions from Amazon and Verizon Wireless.
A quarter of the population have phones-smartphone is claimed is the main source of their Web access. Some 87 percent of smartphone owners are accessing the Web or email on their mobile.
Web access via smartphones is higher outside of the United States, where the user in some countries can't afford to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on their computers when they can buy a smartphone with a web browser that is capable to less than USD100.
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