Apple Still Number One Smartphone But Android is Catching Up

Although the Apple iPhone remains the most preferred smartphone among US consumers, Google’s Android is fast catching up. Latest surveys revealed that the Android smartphone is starting to breath down the neck of the iPhone with Blackberry’s share of the market starting to become thin.

The advantage of Android is that it is available in different makes and models on the market while Apple only has the iPhone and its different variations such as the current iPhone 4. RIM, on the other hand, still has to find its place in the touch screen smartphone market. Although the release of the Blackberry Torch last year was a major improvement from the Storm and Storm 2, it did not make any significant impact on the smartphone industry.

But don’t count out RIM from the equation yet as it still has some ace up its sleeves. If it lives up to its billing, the upcoming Dual-core Playbook tablet, which will run on the QNX Software Solutions, an operating system designed by RIM itself, could beef up the sales of Blackberry smartphones.

Of course, Android will not itself be beaten to the punch as it is expected to release its own line of dual-core tablets and smarthphones. The expected release of the iPhone for Verizon will also jack up Apple’s share in the market.

So the battle is still on between the top three smartphone manufacturers in their bid to make themselves the industry leader.