According to the latest quarterly report of analysts from comScore, the total share of smartphones in the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) reached 54.6%.
The highest percentage of smartphone penetration was recorded in Spain, where 63.2% of mobile users have such devices. This is followed by the United Kingdom (62.3%) and France (51.4%). It is also noted that Spain boasts a record growth compared to last year (14.8%).
The report also provides detailed data for the UK: Apple still retains the first position (28%), but over the past year Samsung (24%) has pulled up close to it, which has moved from fifth to second place, ahead of RIM, HTC and Nokia.
And finally, in the OC category, Android has overtaken iOS. The share of the “green robot” increased from 34.2% to 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year, and the dynamics of iOS is much more modest – from 26.5% to 27%.