Market research firm Kantar Worldpanel released smartphone market reports, in March 2013 to May, in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Western Europe, primarily Android smartphone market five countries accounted for more than 70%, of which Samsung mobile phones in the Android mobile phone The volume accounted for more than 50% in Western Europe also contributed to the strong performance of Android nearly 70% global market share.
Western European smartphone market slowdown, Android system phone is not affected, in March 2013 to May period, Android in the major Western European smartphone market five countries accounted for 70.4% market share in the same period in 2012 rate of 61.3 percent, respectively, ranked after Android Apple iPhone and Microsoft Windows Phone, market share was 17% and 6.8%. Blackberry has launched a new flagship smartphone Blackberry10 and Q10, the market was on hiatus, Western Europe market share fell to 2.5%, Blackberry10 Blackberry difficult to complete recovery plan.
In the mobile phone manufacturers regard, Android is still a dominant status Samsung, Western European markets over five to Android smartphone from Samsung, Sony Xperia Z series of recent increase in sales, of which 38% were new Xperia series mobile phone users who previously used Samsung mobile phones, Kantar Worldpanel Global Director Paul Moore said most of the users are from the Samsung Galaxy S2 upgrade to the Sony Xperia Z, Samsung mobile phone users in Western Europe 59% loyalty.
