Windows Phone 7, the smartphone software will be released this year, but the question is when. Windows still has not made clear when the final date will be. Windows has announced that hardware manufacturers HTC, Samsung, Asus, Lg and Dell will start making Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
Release date for the WP7 smartphones
Unknown. It is unknown how many models each manufacturer will make, when they will be available, and in which countries.
Unknown. It is unknown how many models each manufacturer will make, when they will be available, and in which countries.
Some of these Windows Phone 7-partners were already known, leaked or mentioned. There was also earlier some rumors about Sony Ericsson and phone makers like HP and Toshiba making smartphones for Windows Phone 7.
Microsoft together with HTC has the number four position in the global smartphone market with his successor Windows Mobile 6.5. The top consists of three successive Nokia, Blackberry-maker RIM, and Apple. After Motorola HTC follows. Hardware manufacturers Samsung, Asus, LG and Dell aim for some time on a greater share of the rapidly growing smartphone market.
Marketshare
Microsoft's current operating system for mobile phones, Windows Mobile, has long been declining in the market. In the first quarter of this year Windows Mobile had a market share of 6.8 percent. One year earlier that was still 10.2 percent. Windows mainly has been losing market share to the iPhone and Android smartphones
Microsoft's current operating system for mobile phones, Windows Mobile, has long been declining in the market. In the first quarter of this year Windows Mobile had a market share of 6.8 percent. One year earlier that was still 10.2 percent. Windows mainly has been losing market share to the iPhone and Android smartphones
Android had earlier this year a market share of 9.6 percent, growing from 1.6 percent in early 2009.Among them are also unveiled Windows Phone 7 - partners, HTC, Samsung, Asus, LG and Dell.
Mobile vs. Smartphone
Nokia's Symbian is still the largest with 44.3 percent market share, Gartner says. This applies to the total market for mobile phones, smartphones, where a small but growing part of it. Symbian market share is down from 48.8 percent in the first quarter last year.
Nokia's Symbian is still the largest with 44.3 percent market share, Gartner says. This applies to the total market for mobile phones, smartphones, where a small but growing part of it. Symbian market share is down from 48.8 percent in the first quarter last year.
RIM Blackberry devices are second with 19.4 percent, slightly decreased from 20.6 percent. Apple's iPhone follows with 15.4 percent, grew from 10.5 percent one year earlier. Of the 314.7 million mobile phones sold, only 54.3 million were smartphones, but that's a 48.7 percent growth over one year earlier.
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