iOS Stagnates as Android Steams Ahead

Android continues to dominate the global smartphone market. In the first quarter of 2013, 74.4 percent of all smartphones sold to end users were running Google's open operating system, up from 56.9 percent a year ago. Apple's iOS remains a distant second with a market share of 18.2 percent.

The smartphone platform game is increasingly shaping up as a two horse race, with Android and iOS devices accounting for 92.6 percent of global smartphone sales in the first three months of 2013.