Mobile device war in SA

[Kevin Lancaster]

Mobile device war in SA: Apple vs Android vs BlackBerry

The latest Vodacom numbers reveal which platform is winning the mobile device war in South Africa

 

[cozinsky]

I think the iPhone/iPad numbers are mixed up with the Android numbers on the table. It does not correspond with the article.

 

[PeekNPoke]

Something is wrong with the table in that post ...

 

[PeekNPoke]

Sorry cozinsky ... didn't see your post ...

 

[cozinsky]

Sorry cozinsky ... didn't see your post ...

Just as long as you know I was first to spot it.

 

[Dlamaqhinga]

Good seeing Windows doing steady growth

 

[rpm]

Thanks for the feedback - table fixed.

 

[elvis_presley]

Good seeing Windows doing steady growth

If they didn't group iPhones and iPads, I'm guessing Windows Phone would be pretty close to the number of iPhones in use.

 

[BGE]

Windows... lol!

 

[Baxteen]

so the budget android phones by vodacom is making a big impact.

what would be interesting is the non smartphone numbers added, so your feature phones to see if android is taking numbers from there...

 

[Maverick Jester]

Would be interesting to see the split between tablets and smartphones.

 

[pezulu]

Seems Blackberry is showing a steady decline, as smartphones gain in popularity.

 

[Chris.Geerdts]

It's awesome that Vodacom is happy to share this key market information.

I'm amazed Blackberry has held out so long, considering all the media hype about its demise, and considering the number of suppliers using Android.

Windows is doing remarkably well at 50% of Apple - again considering the enormous hype around Apple and their launches and the negative press about Windows, the Surface and Win 8.

 

[Dlamaqhinga]

Would be interesting to see the split between tablets and smartphones.

Seconded

 

[kianm]

Blankberry is steadily losing weight

 

[elvis_presley]

Windows is doing remarkably well at 50% of Apple - again considering the enormous hype around Apple and their launches and the negative press about Windows, the Surface and Win 8.

That's just Windows Phones vs iPhone + SIM-enabled iPads, remember. And in the last 3 months, they've outsold the iOS devices, combined.

 

[cozinsky]

Blackberry is definitely on a downward spiral. Their top end devices don't run BIS anymore which is understandable because BIS will degrade the user experience on high spec devices. This cost them market share.

 

[abbott10k]

I'd say this actually looks almost 'normal' compared with international markets, except it should be Apple & Android fighting for number 1 & 2 positions.

 

[elvis_presley]

I'd say this actually looks almost 'normal' compared with international markets, except it should be Apple & Android fighting for number 1 & 2 positions.

Apart from the Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone numbers... it's quite normal

 

[RazedInBlack]

Quite expected really that Android would top Apple ans Blackberry is slowly dying.