Study into the Implications of Smartphone Operating System Security
Study into the Implications of Smartphone Operating System Security
Study into the Implications of Smartphone Operating System Security
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<strong>Study</strong> <strong>into</strong> <strong>the</strong> implications <strong>of</strong> <strong>Smartphone</strong> operating system security<br />
Android iOS Stats<br />
There are more than 600,000 apps available on Google Play<br />
Android users download more than 1.5 million apps from Google Play every month<br />
Android has <strong>the</strong> largest install base <strong>of</strong> any mobile platform<br />
Every day more than one million new Android devices are activated worldwide<br />
UK sales (market share) <strong>of</strong> Android devices at January 2013 is estimated at 56.2<br />
percent making it <strong>the</strong> number one mobile platform by sales in <strong>the</strong> UK 41<br />
Samsung is <strong>the</strong> largest manufacturer <strong>of</strong> Android devices with an estimated 40.2<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> Android <strong>Smartphone</strong> market and 27.9 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Android tablet market<br />
during <strong>the</strong> fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> 2012 42<br />
Figure 2.3: Android growth in device activations – 2009-2012<br />
41 Kantar WorlPanel figures: http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/global/News/newsarticles/<strong>Smartphone</strong>-Competition-Hots-Up<br />
42 Figures from IDC reported in Wall Street Journal: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/02/25/can-<br />
samsungs-android-rivals-catch-up/<br />
Source: Google<br />
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