It is still king: Android controls 86 percent of the market … – CNET in Spanish

Android sum and on, and even Apple can stop.

On Thursday, the research company Gartner released figures for adoption and market share of handset manufacturers and mobile operating systems worldwide, showing that Android was, it is and will own mobile platforms.

The study covers the second quarter (April to June) of 2016, a period in which Android reached 86.2 percent market share, an increase of 4 percent compared with the same period last year, Gartner said.

Android growth is mainly keeps phone manufacturers from Asia, the study concludes. Samsung had 22.3 percent share worth it to be the manufacturer with more participation; followed by Huawei with 8.9 percent; Oppo with 5.4 percent and Xiaomi with 4.5 percent.

The most interesting in locating manufacturers of Android is that Oppo increased from 2.4 percent in 2015, to grow more than doubled in the second quarter of this year. On the other hand, the manufacturer Xiaomi seems to be leaving behind their 15 minutes of fame, because he lost his job against Oppo and fell 4.7 percent in the second quarter last year.

Apple and iOS, alone against the world

While Android has nearly 90 percent market share, Apple and its iOS operating system will not shrivel. Although the Cupertino maker and its mobile platform lost share in the second quarter, Apple had blunting growth in sales of its mobile phones in some regions, including Africa and Eastern Europe.

Apple, as a manufacturer, fell from 14.6 to 12.9 percent in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period last year. Operating system, iOS had the same numbers as manufacturer and also remained the second largest participant.

Mobile operating systems Microsoft and BlackBerry still losing ground, says Gartner, with participation below 1 percent.

“Google is rapidly evolving Android as a platform, which allows manufacturers of Android to stay on the cutting edge of the latest technology for smartphones “, he said in the statement Robert Cozza, research director at Gartner. “Faced with an established market, Google focuses on expanding and diversifying the Android platform with new features such as virtual reality, new experiences intelligence and reach in wearables , devices smart home and entertainment in cars and television “.