Android Q3,2010 Shows a 1,309% Growth

Research firm Canalys released some very impressive numbers for Android back in Q2, showing growth of 886%. It was always going to be hard for Android to beat that and some wondered how sustainable that pace of growth really was. Well it seems that it is sustainable for another quarter at least as the latest Canalys figures show that Android growth was measured in four figures during Q3 is 1,309%.

That astonishing figure translates into a 43.6% share of the U.S. market. It was not doom and gloom for the rest of the pack though, well not all of them anyway, as Apple managed to secure 26.2% of the U.S. market, which made it the number one hardware choice for smartphones ahead of RIM, which slipped to 24.2%.

Globally Apple also overtook RIM, with 17% versus 15%. Even so Apple pales in comparison with the continuing market leadership of Nokia and Symbian, with a still hefty 33% share of the market. Down from 38% in Q2 it has to be said though. Microsoft only managed to scrape up a 3% market share in these figures, but of course their new Windows Phone platform has yet to make a splash so the next round of figures will be most interesting to see how much of an inroad they manage to make.