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The Apple operating
system shipped 32.2 million units in the second quarter, up from 26 million for
the same period in 2012, but its market share fell to 13.2 per cent from 16.6
per cent.
Meanwhile, Android’s cemented its
position at the top of the smartphone operating systems table with a 79.3 per
cent share of the market, up from 69.1 per cent.
Microsoft was
behind Android and iOS, with 8.7 million units shipped over the last quarter
and an 3.7 per cent share of the market.
“The iOS decline in the second
quarter aligns with the cyclicality of the iPhone,” said Roman Llamas, a
research manager at the International Data Corporation (IDC), which compiled
the figures."Without a new product launch
since the debut of the iPhone 5 nearly a year ago, Apple’s market share was
vulnerable to product launches from the competition. But with a new iPhone and
revamped iOS coming out later this year, Apple is well-positioned to re-capture
market share."
Blackberry OS
is now behind Windows, with a 2.9 per cent share of the operating systems
market, followed by Linux, which has just a 0.8 per cent share.
Ryan Reith, a manager at the IDC,
added: "Last quarter we witnessed Windows Phone shipments surpassing
BlackBerry and the trend has continued into the second quarter.
"Nokia
has clearly been the driving force behind the Windows Phone platform and we
expect that to continue. However, as more and more vendors enter the smartphone
market
using the Android platform, we expect
Windows Phone to become a more attractive differentiator in this very
competitive market segment."
A global total of 236.4 million
smartphones were shipped in the second quarter of this year, up 51.3 per cent
from the 156.2 million shipped in the equivalent period last year, according to
the corporation.
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