Survey Says; When it comes to smartphone Android is on top

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Studies show that according to neilson in the past six months, one in three people who bought a smartphone bought an android. While it is still not the leading market sharer in the U.S. theyh currently rank third with a 19% overall U.S. market in August.But the thing that you have to look at in this case is where it came from a low 8% in January. And if you look at the numbers from the past six months android took the lead with a 32% market share in August. Even as apple launched its new version of the iphon, androids market surged during the first month of iphone sales. These numbers are rising due that there are many models of phones that have an adroid platfrom you can choose from.Another reason may be because you are not just tied down to one carrier all major carriers carry androids.There are better bargains when it comes to an android phone as well. Some cell phone carriers have buy one get one free promotions going on. Others include signing up for a 2 year plan and pay a penny for the phone. These are a couple of reason why the android platform are doing well.