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Android to be #2 phone OS by 2013

January 28th, 2010 adminipo
IDC: Android to be #2 phone OS by 2013
According to a new report from market research firm IDC, Google’s mobile operating system Android will experience the fastest growth of any mobile operating system between 2009 and 2013.

Starting from a small base of 690,000 units in 2008, total Android-powered shipments is said to reach 68 million units by 2013, making for a CAGR of 150.4%.

According to IDC Android will benefit from having a growing footprint of handset vendors supporting it and will finish second to Symbian in shipments by 2013.

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