Mobile operating systems

A formerly diverse market has settled into Android v. iOS.

Market share listings may not agree because of differences in recording "OS of phones" v. "OS of phones that access websites"

• Usage share of operating systems
  • Mobile

Sales stats show a once diverse market in the early smartphone era ...

... changing to Android dominance.

Mobile Operating System Market Share 2022.
From StatCounter.

Mobile Operating System Market Share 2020 by netmarketshare.com.
Netmarketshare shut down in 2020.

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Mobile operating systems

• Mobile operating systems (smartphone, PDA, tablet)
• Comparison of mobile operating systems

• iOS (Apple, closed source, UNIX family)
• Android (Google, open source, Linux, UNIX family)

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App stores

• Comparison of mobile software distribution platforms
• App Store (iOS)
• Google Play (Android)

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Tablets

• Usage share of operating systems
  • Tablets
  • iOS and Android split the market
  • i.e. Unix family dominates the market

Tablet Operating System Market Share 2020 by netmarketshare.com.
Netmarketshare shut down in 2020.

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