Android and iOS account for up to 98% of the market

According to data recently released by market analyst firm Strategy Analytics, in the Chinese market, in the fourth quarter of last year, Android and iOS jointly occupied 98% of smart phone shipments in the market.

According to Strategy Analytics, in the fourth quarter of 2012, only mainland China's smartphone shipments increased by 53% year-on-year to 53 million, compared to 34 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Android smartphones accounted for approximately 86% of China’s total smartphone shipments, while iOS smartphones accounted for 12% of China’s total smartphone shipments. This also means that the Chinese smartphone market Other smart phone manufacturers will compete fiercely for the remaining 2%.

Although the above data may not be very accurate, there is a trend that is indeed accurate, which is that Android and iOS are leading the smart phone market in China. There is no doubt that Google Android still dominates smartphones in China, followed by Apple’s iOS. Other smartphone makers are behind these two systems. This result also shows that in the Chinese smart phone market, companies such as Blackberry and Microsoft will face enormous challenges.