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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. November 1, 2012 – The Android smartphone operating system was found on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, total Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136.0 million units, accounting for 75.0% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in 3Q12. The 91.5% year-over-year growth was nearly double the overall market growth rate of 46.4%.
Top Six Smartphone Mobile Operating Systems, Shipments, and Market Share, Q3 2012 (Preliminary) (Units in Millions)
| Operating System | 3Q12 Shipment Volumes | 3Q12 Market Share | 3Q11 Shipment Volumes | 3Q11 Market Share | Year-Over-Year Change |
| Android | 136.0 | 75.0% | 71.0 | 57.5% | 91.5% |
| iOS | 26.9 | 14.9% | 17.1 | 13.8% | 57.3% |
| BlackBerry | 7.7 | 4.3% | 11.8 | 9.5% | -34.7% |
| Symbian | 4.1 | 2.3% | 18.1 | 14.6% | -77.3% |
| Windows Phone 7/ Windows Mobile | 3.6 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 1.2% | 140.0% |
| Linux | 2.8 | 1.5% | 4.1 | 3.3% | -31.7% |
| Others | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 0.1% | -100.0% |
| Totals | 181.1 | 100.0% | 123.7 | 100.0% | 46.4% |
Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, November 1, 2012
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