Apple continues to out-muscle Android online, according to a new report of devices using the Internet. Despite fewer mobile devices, iOS-powered products in September collectively accounted for 54.65 percent of the mobile market, versus 16.25 percent for Android.
The data from enterprise app maker and web watching firm Net Applications indicates around a 1 percent gain for Apple over August, when the tech giant had slightly over 53 percent of the mobile market. Android’s 16.26 percent of the mobile market was up from 15.98 percent, according to the researchers.
The numbers for Apple reflect the high percentage of people with iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch), which use their gadgets to go online. Despite having a wider number of devices, product manufacturers and carriers, Android lags far behind Apple. The figure is also bolstered by Apple’s Safari being the most widely-used mobile browser, with 55.59 percent of the mobile browser market, the report said.
