Android beat the Apple iPhone in terms of sales in first quarter of 2012, Samsung topsin smartphone sales among the Android manufacturers. Android smartphones made up 56% of the global smartphones sold to end users in the first quarter of 2012, giving them a far higher share than the 22.9% held by Apple’s runner-up iPhone.
Samsung was by far the biggest Android smartphone maker as its devices accounted for nearly 44% of Android-based smartphone sales. The other Android vendors, including HTC or Motorola, were all at 10% or less, With the 34.5 million Samsung Android smartphones sold ( a 23.9% share), the South Korean manufacturer beat out the 33.1 million Apple iPhones sold (a 22.9% share), Earlier this month, IDC estimated that Samsung shipped more smartphones to retailers than Apple in the first quarter. IDC said that Samsung shipped a record 42.2 million smartphones in the quarter compared to 35.1 million Apple iPhones.It’s the first time mobile phone sales have declined since since the second quarter of 2009.