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Google Android becomes second most popular smartphone operating system

Google’s mobile operating system now second only to Symbian, and well ahead of rival Apple’s iOS.

"" Handsets running Google's Android operating system now account for more than 25 per cent of the global market, making it the second most popular smartphone operating system behind Symbian""

*Android operating system now has a market share of 25.5 per cent worldwide,

*Google Android well ahead of rival Apple, which has a 16.7 per cent share, and Research in Motion, with a 14.8 per cent share.  

More than 20.5 million Android handsets were sold in the third quarter, up from 1.4 million devices over the same period a year ago 

 

 

Manufacturers such as Samsung continued to launch high-end Android devices like the Galaxy S, but manufacturers also launched Android devices at lower prices to target different consumer segments