iOS beats Android in the US for the first time since 2012 – CNET in Spanish

According to a report from Kantar, during the last quarter of 2014 the operating system of Google Apple overtook the first time since 2012.

The battle of the operating systems favored in the last . quarter Apple CNET

The War of the operating system does not stop, and – at least in the last battle – the winner was Apple.

According to the report
Kantar Worldpanel ComTech during the last quarter of 2014 was imposed iOS to Android in the US, but only by 0.1 percent.

Although it might be considered that the progress of iOS is minimal, figures from the same period a year ago but show a decline of almost three points to Android, while Apple’s operating system has grown almost the same percentage.

“In the US, iOS, Apple, Android surpassed for the first time since 2012,” confirmed Carolina Milanesi, research director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. “While the success of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is unprecedented performance this quarter also points to Apple with a stronger than ever portfolio. With a range of devices available at different prices, both contract and prepaid, Apple was able to take advantage of a weaker offer Android market premium “. According to the report, the most popular device after the new iPhone was the Samsung Galaxy S5.

iOS to Android advances in USA: Kantar Screenshot César Salza / CNET

Outside US Apple continued its advance. In Europe the company managed to grow on average 6.2 percent in the period, while Android lost 3.8 percent. In the UK iOS totaled 13.1 percent of users over the same period of 2013.

“Windows Phone had seen some success in Europe in 2013, and although continued fighting in the last period, registered a growth only in France and Germany,” says the report.

The smartphone penetration reached 59 percent in the US and 67 percent in the five major European economies, while in emerging markets like Brazil (35 percent) and Mexico (37 percent) still taking a long road ahead.

In January, Google announced that Android had surpassed one billion units sold, giving it 81 percent of the world market. The same month Apple announced the sale of your iOS device billion, an iPhone 6 Plus gray space, although in the accounts of the Cupertino company have both tablets as smartphones .