ABI: Android Extends Smartphone Lead Despite Windows Surge

Fueled by shipment growth from Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and Samsung, Android-based smartphone shipments reached a record high 80.6% of global shipments in the third quarter.

Windows Phone shipments surged 165% higher year-over-year with Nokia accounting for 95%, according to the latest excerpts from ABI Research’s Mobile Handset Markets Research Service. “The race for the third ecosystem is clearly favoring Windows Phone with 4% market share, over BlackBerry’s 1.5%, but there remains little opportunity for new market entrants to make a significant impact on Android’s dominance,” ABI senior analyst Michael Morgan commented.