Nielsen Survey Shows Android Outselling iPhones 2 to 1

More people are buying smartphones

With the constant hype surrounding the iPhone 5, it’s easy to lose sight of the strengthening hold of other smartphone playersnamely, Google. But new data from Nielsen shows that the Android devices are actually outselling Apple’s smartphone two to one.

According to the August survey, while 43 percent of all U.S. smartphone owners have an Android, out of people who bought a new phone in the last three months, 56 percent chose an Android.

Apple’s iPhone is in a steady second place in both cases, adding up to 28 percent of all currently owned smartphones as well as 28 percent of recently acquired phones.

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