Android to Double Phone Market Share This Year

Android phones will take 24 percent of the entire smartphone market in the fourth quarter, more than doubling its 10 percent share at the end of 2009, Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum predicts.

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 devices will grab seven percent of the market in the fourth quarter, as Windows Phone 7 devices will be available from all the major U.S. mobile providers.

Meanwhile, Apple's share of the growing market will slip slightly this year to 15.3% from the 16% it had at the end of 2009, according to the report.

Android to Double Phone Market Share