Smartphone buyers in the U.S. were more likely to choose Android powered devices

More Smartphone Buyers Choose Android Over iPhone. In the past 6 months, smartphone buyers in the U.S. were more likely to choose Android powered devices over any others.

Software aside, Android powered hardware is as diverse as it is impressive.

Android phones range from affordable models suitable for families with kids to high-powered, 4-inch, 8-megapixel superphones fit to satiate the geekiest of gadget fiends .

All of those reasons, coupled with network diversity and relative affordability, have catapulted Android phones to a leading position for new gadget-buyers this year.

Data from Nielsen shows that despite a successful launch for the iPhone 4, Android devices still rose to capture 32% of the market of new smartphone buyers between January and August 2010.

Now, that’s not to say that Android is the number-one mobile OS just yet. While it’s popular as a choice for new devices, the iPhone predated Android phones by a few years, and Android phones didn’t truly become competitive with iPhones until recently.

For all smartphones, Android still holds third place (behind iPhone and BlackBerry); however, these numbers are likely to shift, given consumer purchasing trends.

SOURCE mashable.com



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