Android- and iOS-Powered Smart Phones Gain More Share

Smart phones powered by the Android and iOS mobile operating systems accounted for more than eight out of ten smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012, according to IDC.

Android had 59 percent market share, while iOS had 23 percent share of the 152.3 million smart phones shipped in the first quarter of 2012. Those statistics do not exactly related to "sales," though.

During the first quarter of 2011, the two operating systems held a combined installed base of 54.4 percent. IDC notes that  Android and iOS have grown their share over Symbian and BlackBerry, Linux and Windows Phone 7/Windows Mobile.

                                   Top Six Smart Phone Share, 2012 Q1 (Units in Millions) 

Mobile Operating System	1Q12 Unit Shipments	1Q12 Market Share	1Q11 Unit Shipments	1Q11 Market Share	Year-over-Year Change
Android	89.9	59.0%	36.7	36.1%	145.0%
iOS	35.1	23.0%	18.6	18.3%	88.7%
Symbian	10.4	6.8%	26.4	26.0%	-60.6%
BlackBerry OS	9.7	6.4%	13.8	13.6%	-29.7%
Linux	3.5	2.3%	3.2	3.1%	9.4%
Windows Phone 7/Windows Mobile	3.3	2.2%	2.6	2.6%	26.9%
Other	0.4	0.3%	0.3	0.3%	33.3%
Total	152.3	100.0%	101.6	100.0%	49.9%