Windows Phone outsold the BlackBerry 10 - Telemoveis.com

Windows Phone Microsoft ranks third in the smartphone market, ahead of BlackBerry 10 and behind the Android and iOS, according to IDC data for the first fiscal quarter of 2013.

The advantage in the fight for third place in the smartphone market to Microsoft percente for now, according to the latest figures put forward by the IDC. Is that Windows Phone was present in most smartphones sold during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 that the BlackBerry 10.

translate this into numbers? During the first fiscal quarter of 2013 have been sold around 7 million smartphones equipped with Windows Phone, which represents a market share of 3.2% – this represents an improvement compared to last year, where Microsoft has sold 3 million Windows Phone devices and achieved a market share of 2%.

BlackBerry Regarding the future does not look so promising: 6.3 million units sold during the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Last year, for example, sales were 9.7 million units. In terms of market share this means that the BlackBerry increased from 6.4% to 2.9%.

Windows Phone also seems to have generated the greatest gains in all operating systems, IDC said that ‘guilt’ to Nokia for such a feat – is that the Finnish company was responsible for 70% of all Windows Phones sold last quarter which translates into 20.3 million Windows Phone smartphones sold.

‘ The Third Windows Phone is a premiere and helps validate the direction followed by Microsoft and its main partner, Nokia ‘, says Kevin Restivo, an IDC analyst. ‘ Having regard to the relatively low volume generated, Windows Phone will have to show gains ahead to solidify its status as an alternative to Android or iOS .’ The advantage of this market, however, clearly belongs to Android and iOS.