Android smartphone platform to become No. 1 in the U.S.

According to the latest report by Nielsen, Android currently dominate the U.S. market. However, Apple and RIM are still leading the mobile race.

Google's Android operating system has passed IOS Apple and RIM's Blackberry OS on the U.S. market, according to the latest figures from Nielsen. Android holds 29% market share in the IOS and Blackberry operating systems each holding 27%.

However, only information on all did not tell the whole story up. Nielsen said thethe answer the question of who is winning the war on smartphones in the U.S. "depends on whether you are looking at operating systems or manufacturers . "

If the operating system, Android is up No. 1. But an analysis shows that RIM and Apple are the winners from the other phone manufacturers since they are the only company creating and selling out the smartphone operating system of their respective , "Nielsen said. That means that one third of smartphone users own an iPhone, and 1 / 3 the other owns a Blackberry phone.

29% share of the Android market is divided as follows: the Android-powered HTC handsets accounted for 12%, followed by Motorola with 10%. Samsung came in third with 5% and 2% belong to little-known firms other.

HTC devices using Microsoft operating systems accounted for 7% share of the smartphone market, ranked fourth after Android, Blackberry and IOS.

Nielsen also said Android users are younger than welcome to 6% of those aged 18 to 24 choose a phone operating on the Android platform, and 8% of those aged 25 to 34 do so. Meanwhile, only 4% complete integrity of the people aged 18 to 24 choose an Apple device or Blackberry device.