While the worldwide smartphone sales increased by 4 percent in the recent quarter, Microsoft’s Windows Phone dropped below the 1 percent market share mark according to Gartner’s latest smartphone sales report.
Gartner said that nearly 2.4 million Windows Phones were sold last quarter, totalling around 0.7 percent overall market share only.
Blackberry also saw a drop last quarter from 0.4 percent to 0.2 percent market share, while iOS dropped from 17.9 percent to 14.8 percent and Android increased from 78.8 percent to 84.1 percent.
Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Operating System in 1Q16 (Thousands of Units)
|
Operating System |
1Q16 Units |
1Q16 Market Share (%) |
1Q15 Units |
1Q15 Market Share (%) |
|
Android |
293,771.2 |
84.1 |
264,941.9 |
78.8 |
|
iOS |
51,629.5 |
14.8 |
60,177.2 |
17.9 |
|
Windows |
2,399.7 |
0.7 |
8,270.8 |
2.5 |
|
Blackberry |
659.9 |
0.2 |
1,325.4 |
0.4 |
|
Others |
791.1 |
0.2 |
1,582.5 |
0.5 |
|
Total |
349,251.4 |
100.0 |
336,297.8 |
100.0 |
Check out the full report here.
