The latest fantastic bit of news-bait from mobile advertising provider AdMob has appeared online today, with the company releasing a staggeringly comprehensive breakdown of how it saw the spread of global mobile phone operating systems in Q4 of 2004.
Here’s the graph, showing mobile OS penetration on an almost continental basis, as “guestimated” by AdMob extrapolating user data based on the numbers of adverts it serves within downloaded mobile apps.
There’s a lot to digest. It’s a statistical Christmas dinner:
Where do you even START with this? Symbian is winning in “developing” markets, Android is EXPLODING in North America right now, while iPhone still clearly dominates in Western Europe. RIM’s BlackBerry OS is the best of a pretty miserable rest, while Windows Mobile is pretty much languishing in the realms of statistical noise.
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner.
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
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