If 2010 is a sign of things to come, Android will soon dominate the European smartphone market. According to Francisco Jeronimo, European mobile devices research manager of IDC, Android growth is forecast at 37 percent compounded annually over the next five years.
We don’t need to look any farther than IDC’s latest findings, which show Android growth erupting an amazing 1580 percent year-over-year in European Markets, to know Android is booming. With 470,000 units shipping this quarter last year, the 7.9 million units shipped this quarter is quite impressive.
“The last quarter of 2010 clearly shows the trends for the coming years in Western Europe. The Western European mobile phone market will be dominated by smartphones, and Android will be the king of the hill. Android surged from 4% to 31% market share in less than a year to become the market leader in 4Q10 and the fastest growing operating system ever ” said Francisco Jeronimo, European mobile devices research manager, IDC. “
The tremendous number of Android partners (manufacturers) can largely be attributed to the explosive growth, along with lower price points and heavy carrier subsidies for high-end smartphones. In whole, Android market share is now 31 percent and is now considered the “fastest growing operating system ever” by IDC. We’d have to agree.
via Android Guys
