Android Vs. iOS: A Timeline

A TIMELINE OF MOBILE OS MARKET SHARE How Google's Android Took Over The Market: LATE 2009 JAN 2010 HTC, Samsung and Google launches its first mobile device, Motorola launch the Nexus One. It's not very successful. Android-powered MAY 2012 For the first time, Android surpasses Apple ioS' market share. MAY 2010 Google launches Android 2.2 (Froyo), the first mobile OS capable of mutltiasking. Apple's ioS still lacked this type of functionality. devices. NOW Android has more than double Apple iOS'market share. Android, 43% ioS, 20.6% Symbian, 5.8% (Nokia) Series 40, 13.2% (Nokia) BlackBerry, 3.5% Samsung, 4.7% Windows, 1.8% Jan 2012 Jan 2013 Nov 2013 By Lisa Mahapatra INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES Data Source: Global Stats StatCounter (gs.statcounter.com) Jan 2009 Jan 2010 Jan 2011