This infographic compares the two most dominant mobile operating systems, iOS and Android, analyzing them in terms of market share, device shipments, app downloads, gaming and revenue.
1. APPLE vs ANDROID
When you think about classic rivalries, the epic
battles between Ali and Frazier, the Yanks and Red
Sox, Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter, all come to
mind.
The battle for mobile domination brewing
between Apple and Android, is sure to go down in
history as one of the most epic of all time.
This infographic looks at this battle by the
numbers.
MARKET SHARE
Android’s
mobile operating system owns a
81% market share
compared to Apple’s
13% market share.
Source: IDC
http://www.wired.com/business/2013/11/android-is-our-ms-dos/
DEVICES SHIPPED
4 out of 5 devices
shipped in 2013 were
Androids.
Source: IDC/App Annie
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2013/11/15/android-dominates-market-share-but-apple-makes-all-the-money/
APP DOWNLOADS
75% of all app downloads
were made on Android devices,
18% were on iOS devices.
Source: IDC/App Annie
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2013/11/15/android-dominates-market-share-but-apple-makes-all-the-money/
MOBILE GAMING
35% of mobile gamers
prefer playing on
iOS devices.
Source: IDC/App Annie
http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/05/androids-install-base-grew-14x-faster-than-ioskindle-more-popular-than-3ds-and-average-mobile-gamer-is-40ish/
GAMING REVENUE
Apple generated 3 times more US gaming revenue than Android in Q3 2013.
Source: IDC/App Annie
http://blog.appannie.com/app-annie-idc-portable-gaming-report-2013-q3/
BLACK FRIDAY REVENUE
iOS-based devices drove more than
$543 million dollars in online sales, while
Android-based devices were responsible for
$148 million in online sales. Source: IBM
iOS users spent $127.92 per order on Black Friday compared to
$105.20 per order for Android users. Source: IBM
iOS traffic reached 28.2% of all online traffic, compared to
11.4% for Android. Source: IBM
iOS sales reached 18.1% of all online sales, compared to
3.5% for Android. Source: IBM
http://bgr.com/2013/12/02/ios-android-black-friday-online-shopping/