According to the survey research agency Kantar Worldpanel Comtech in the UK, Symbian has decreased dramatically. If last year reached 12.4% share of the Symbian smartphone market in the UK, it is now only 2.4%.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop made the decision to Symbian's focus to developing countries, and is no longer aiming for developed countries. The policy was taken considering the Nokia, the largest vendor of Windows Phone today, want to increase sales of smartphones Lumia family in developed countries.
The result is pretty good for a while, Windows Phone's market share began to climb to 2.5% from the previous year which is only 0.5%. Note that, the market share of Windows Phone is now greater than Symbian.
Nokia Lumia 800 being the most popular, because it took 87% of all sales of Windows Phone in the UK. While sales and Lumia Lumia 710 900, yet somewhat less in demand because of new entrants to the UK market.
Dominic Sunnebo of Kantar Worldpanel Comtech said there were signs of Windows Phone from Nokia will achieve success in Europe, although this may not happen in the United States.
"Nokia needs to hurry to keep up with competitors who will be launching a new product in the middle of this year," said Dominic as reported by The Telegraph, Wednesday (03/21/2012).
Meanwhile, the Android-based smartphones and the iPhone still dominates the smartphone market share in the UK and continued to rise.
Her smartphone market share from Google's Android OS which last year reached 37.8% now 48.5% increase so rapidly. Then followed the iPhone from Apple which now accounts for 28.7%, compared with 22.7% last year.
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