They say a picture is worth a thousand words — but in this case, a picture is worth tens of billions of dollars in market share. Nielsen has broken down its US smartphone market share stats between November and January in two dimensions — by market share and by platform — and stuffed all that data into a single block of mesmerizing color. It’s interesting to see the Apple and RIM juggernauts flanked by two imposing, red slivers of HTC, isn’t it? The research firm also took a look at platforms by age group; the shares are surprisingly consistent across the board, though Android does have a slight edge with the young’uns. Follow the break for that chart. Continue reading Visualized: US smartphone market share, by manufacturer and platform, made pretty Visualized: US smartphone market share, by manufacturer and platform, made pretty originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
They say a picture is worth a thousand words — but in this case, a picture is worth tens of billions of dollars in market share. Nielsen has broken down its US smartphone market share stats between November and January in two dimensions — by market share and by platform — and stuffed all that data into a single block of mesmerizing color. It’s interesting to see the Apple and RIM juggernauts flanked by two imposing, red slivers of HTC, isn’t it? The research firm also took a look at platforms by age group; the shares are surprisingly consistent across the board, though Android does have a slight edge with the young’uns. Follow the break for that chart. Continue reading Visualized: US smartphone market share, by manufacturer and platform, made pretty Visualized: US smartphone market share, by manufacturer and platform, made pretty originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink