Nielsen: Android Runs On 37% Of All US Smartphones And 50% Of All New Smartphones Sold

from Android Police by David Ruddock

NielsenWire has released yet another one of their bar and pie chart-filled smartphone surveys for the US this morning, and it’s just more good news for Android. Here’s a quick breakdown of some of the key stats Nielsen compiled:

• Android now represents 37% of all US smartphones
• 50% of smartphones sold in the month of March were Android phones
• 31% of consumers said their next purchase will be an Android phone, compared to 26% one year ago. Android now leads iOS here as well (iOS accounts for 30%, down from 33%)
• 20% of consumers don’t