Kantar: smartphones based on Windows Phone have surpassed iPhone sales in Russia

Windows smartphones are now surpassing Apple phones in sales in Russia, – the British market research company Kantar reported.

If back in January of this year, iOS smartphones accounted for 14.8% of sales, then by the end of September their share decreased to 10.5%. Android devices, which increased their share by 4.7% over the past nine months, and Windows Phone, which raised an additional 0.9%, pulled the “blanket” over themselves.

There is nothing to be surprised about, since all Apple devices traditionally belonged to the premium segment, which, due to the unfavorable economic situation in Russia, has suffered significantly. In turn, prices for Android devices start from 1.5 thousand rubles, and prices for Windows Phone devices start from 3.5 thousand rubles.

By the way, in connection with this news, we decided to check the dynamics of the number of visitors with different operating systems of the Runet via LiveInternet.

 Number of visitors with different operating systems (January 2015) Number of visitors with different operating systems (September 2015)

The results were interesting.

The share of Windows Phone visitors has really grown. However, it is insignificant – by 0.3%. In turn, the share of iPhone users increased by 0.9%.