Android topped Apple, all others in Chinese market share last year

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Google’s Android platform was the most popular mobile operating system in <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/02/china-becomes-first-country-to-reach-1-billion-mobile-subscribers/">the world’s largest market for mobile phones</a> last year. The platform’s market share grew nearly 35%, capturing 68.4% of the mobile market in China, <em>Reuters</em> reported on Tuesday citing research from Analysys International. Chinese Android manufacturers ZTE and Huawei helped propel the platform to new heights by offering low-cost devices via local wireless carriers. Google’s success came at the expense of Nokia, whose Symbian operating system share was cut in half to 18.7%. Apple’s iOS market share rose from 4.1% in the first quarter of 2011 to 5.7% in the fourth quarter, but the Cupertino-based company is <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/09/china-telecom-launches-iphone-4s-after-taking-200000-pre-orders/">expected to fare far better in 2012 due to high demand and new partnerships</a>. <span id="more-135083"></span>

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