Sales of Android devices exceed one billion units – CNET in Spanish

This gave the operating system Google 81 percent of the world market in 2014, compared with 15 percent for Apple iOS.

The Android operating system Google is the most popular. Google

Google’s Android operating system has reached a major milestone.

For the first time, global shipments of smartphones with Android exceeded one billion units in 2014, a significant increase from 780.8 million units sold worldwide in 2013, according to research firm Strategy Analytics on Thursday. Android surpassed its competitor, Apple iOS, which got 192.7 million worldwide in 2014.

Google did not immediately reply to our request for comment.

Strategy Analytics figures show that the world market for smartphones – which is divided by operating system – is essentially a two-horse race between Apple and Google

But iOS, which runs only on devices. Apple and has a respectable market share with 15 percent, has long way to go to close the gap with Android. The operating system of Google, on the other hand, works on most devices, it is in the smartphone market for beginners that are affordable, and is the first choice for dozens of vendors worldwide.

That said, Apple will also go well. Strategy Analytics said on Wednesday that the share of the global smartphone market Apple – when calculated by brand – increased 20 percent during the fourth quarter, tying with Samsung, the leading Android devices manufacturer. While Apple progressed, Samsung fell 30 percent from the same quarter a year ago.

During the fourth quarter, Apple managed to record profits mainly by the phenomenal sales of its new phone iPhone iPhone Phablet 6 and 6 Plus.

In the same quarter, Samsung posted its fifth consecutive quarter of losses in operating profit year on year, given their recent models have struggled to capture the interest of consumers.

For all 2014, shipments of Android boosted the total market for smartphones for a record year, increasing 30 percent to 1,300 million units shipped worldwide. According to Strategy Analytics, “emerging markets such as China and Indonesia, drove the increase in the industry last year and will continue in 2015″.

It is in those markets where Samsung faces the greatest challenges of its Android competitors, including Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi and new ones are succeeding with affordable phones.

Strategy Analytics also noticed that the Microsoft Windows platform itself could capture 3 percent of the world market for smartphones . While that still means 39 million global shipments, Strategy Analytics director Woody Oh said Microsoft strives to have very few “partners that are large manufacturers to build their phones.” The company also has little presence in China, Oh said.