IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/ipad-blasts-past-android-in-usage-share/8829

by Hagelin • 16 years ago

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ydant• 16 years ago

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

Hagelin• 16 years ago

I don't find it very surprising that iPad users browse more with the device than Android users do with their phones, but I thought that the number of sold devices would more than compensate for that. So, yes, I am surprised.

c1sc0• 16 years ago

Count me surprised as well, by now iOS devices make up 50% of our mobile traffic. My guess is that the market for a 'browse-from-your-couch' device was massively underestimated, even by Apple.

jsz0• 16 years ago

One of the major selling points of a SmartPhone is browsing the web so yes -- it does seem kind of surprising.

robotron• 16 years ago

I would say the major selling points of smart phones is not browsing the web, but the use of "apps". Browsing is still mostly a pain on such small screens, not many pages are optimized for mobile.

tomerico• 16 years ago

The ratio of sales vs how many browse may be an indication on how well the iPad and android phones are suited for browsing.

melling• 16 years ago

iPad is built for web browsing. It will get between 1%-2% market share in the next 12 months. It's possible that in the next 2-3 years, it could get as high as 5%. Android tablets should do well too.

soljin2000• 16 years ago

Margin of Error +/- 2%

stcredzero• 16 years ago

I seriously doubt 0% is going to happen!

mattwdelong• 16 years ago

Has anyone factored in demographics? Anyone question whether the people who buy an iPad are more likely to leisurely browse the web more so than a person who buys an Android device? Personally, I bought an android phone to hack on it, not to browse the web.

There is always a bigger picture, and usage statistics can be skewed any which way depending on how you look at it. Regardless, "the statistics" presented does not surprise me one bit.

wtallis• 16 years ago

I think the kind of people who would buy an Android tablet to hack it are probably going to do a lot of surfing on it if it's well suited to the task, since that demographic spends more time on the web than anybody except the Zynga addicts. If hacker types don't end up doing a lot of browsing on a tablet that's flexible enough to satisfy their hacking urges, then it's probably due to serious usability problems.

tmugavero• 16 years ago

Interesting stat on a particular battle front, although I think the bigger picture shows the trend of Android winning the "devices sold" war.

IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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