Windows Phone European market share falls below five per cent

Well, Worldwide smartphones have Google's Android OS but there are not many smartphones are on latest versions.

Apple has revealed its intention of refurbishing its flagship iPhone in the near year like coming up with a new curved glass casing with a 5.8 inches AMOLEd screen panel display stated Ming-Chi Kuo who happens to be an analyst from KGI Securities. In America, the robot saw a 7.3% increase to 65.5%, and China's Android share grew by 6% to over 77%. Meanwhile, Samsung's rival Apple is keeping the iPhone 7 tightly under wraps, but we already have a lot of information about the phone, thanks to the various leaks and rumors.

But of course, Android's rapid growth had to come at the expense of other players in the smartphone market. iOS' share of the EU5 market fell from 20.2 percent to 18.9 percent year-over-year during Q1, while Windows Phone's share was cut in half (from 9.9 percent to 4.9 percent). Overall, Windows Phone lost 5 percentage points in the EU5 region, going down from 9.9 percent in 2015 to 4.9 percent this year.

Among new iOS buyers, 2.6% migrated from Windows. But in countries such as Italy and France, consumers who jumped from Windows Phone to Android chose brands such as Huawei, Wiko and Asus, which sell midrange phones.

"In Italy and France, the strongest Windows Phone markets for a time, almost 10 per cent of Windows mobile users moved to Android in the three months ending March 2016". In contrast in the UK, Android growth was still dominated by Samsung and was primarily driven by mid-range devices like the J5 and A5.

The first few months of 2016 have witnessed some exciting smartphone launches. The Galaxy S6 also fared well due to a reduction in its price before the latest smartphone's release. However, Windows has been the biggest loser in the smartphone market share. Android share may also be negatively affected by high demand for the Apple iPhone SE, especially in China'.

Last month, Apple reported its first quarterly decline in iPhone sales and expects another drop in sales for the current quarter. "These factors should play out further in the next quarter", she noted.

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