Kantar figures dramatically show how Android ComTech has become important - but what does this mean for aspiring rivals like Nokia, Apple and RIM

In just 18 months, Android has come from nowhere to become the mobile operating system to run just under half of all smartphones sold in the United Kingdom, -. And half of those who own a mobile phone in the UK has a smart phone

In the process, he beat Nokia Symbian (and pronounced dead, but remains a stumbling block to his grave), the RIM BlackBerry OS (which is forbidden) and the Apple iPhone (which its relatively high price to more cuts in the iPhone 3G and iPhone 4, you can not dominate in the long run).

is an incredible series of Android that is likely to take place in 2012, and it took four years to reach this point (more if you count from Nokia, RIM and Microsoft offer from 2005 / 6 as smart phones), but the number of smartphones sold accelerating.

What these figures show is that the overall market is growing, Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, which provides statistics, declined to give figures for total sales (they want to have some little to encourage customers to purchase the full report). A small note: these figures increase to 02 October, just before the release of the iPhone 4S, expect from Apple will recover a bit. Even so, Android will just keep growing.

is very likely that in the next two years will see smartphones come up with something like a 90% penetration in the UK - if only because there are fewer shops and carriers will be selling phones with features for two reasons: (a) to make less money by selling them in the first place (b) carriers receive less money from phones that do not have data plans.

Android is almost certain to sweep the board here, which could reach a market share of 70% in a year or two (remember, the market share is "one of the phones sold" not "some of the phones in the hands of the people"). This is because cheaper Android phones from manufacturers such as Huawei and ZTE of China comes at the bottom of the market (it is remarkable how the "other" segment was reduced to zero in the last year). Very soon you will be able to get a smartphone for next to nothing in your local supermarket. And it can get very cheap data sharing options three or GiffGaff.

For the record, I think it's great that smart phones are becoming ubiquitous. Put Internet in the hands of everyone, wherever they are? (If only the mobile phone

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holding 4G auction.) It must be something really good.

important, however, if the Android operating system is ubiquitous, or that share a given operating system is beyond the Willy-Waving racehorses that some people like to enjoy? Here's more about Henry Blodget BusinessInsider, hitting the CAPS LOCK fans Attention say Apple: Apple Samsung Blowing in the past to become the largest provider Smartphone is not good news "(which means the news is not good for Apple but by extension, would also be a new .. not good for RIM and Nokia either.)

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However, the best Android phone to get, and gains in market share of Android, Android, and network effects will increase, and make the most of Apple's iPhone the decline of ecosystems. And that can only be bad news for Apple's ability to continue to control the explosion of profits iPhones, application developers, musicians, media companies and others must now pay for major retailers , as they have another option. Similarly, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones to receive other related Apple, the Apple retail leverage (relative) have more partners in the global supply chains and their parts.

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