Digitimes Research: Android to account for 70% of handset market in 2H12

Digitimes Research: Android to account for 70% of handset market in 2H12: Observing from the competition between handset operating systems in the second half of 2011 and in 2012, Android, which already accounted for more than 60% of the handset market in the first half of 2012, is expected to see the percentage surpass 70% in the second half as several major Android handset vendors such as Samsung Electronics, Huawei and ZTE are all starting to pump up their shipments in the third quarter, while second-tier vendors, regional brand vendors, and white-box players are also aggressively launching new entry-level Android-based handsets in the China market, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Luke Lin.