Apple this week launched the most recent information on iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 adoption charges, indicating that 80% of iPhones are already working iOS 14 and 70% of iPads are working iPadOS 14. This determine is right as of February 24th.

As of December 15 of final yr, iOS 14 was put in on 72% of iPhone smartphones, 61% of iPad house owners used iPadOS 14. If we take note of solely smartphones and tablets that have been launched within the final 4 years, then as of February 24, 86 % of iPhones and 84% of iPads have already been up to date to newer variations of those working methods.

At present, 12% of iPhone smartphones are working iOS 13, one other 8% of energetic gadgets are utilizing earlier variations of the working system. 14% of iPad tablets are working iPadOS 13, one other 16% are utilizing earlier OS variations.

Even supposing Android 11 broke the Android 10 report for the pace of distribution, it nonetheless falls wanting iOS 14.

Apple lastly defeated Samsung within the world smartphone market

Apple overtook Samsung to develop into the world’s main smartphone model amid report gross sales of iPhone smartphones. The corporate confirmed an enormous leap within the final quarter of final yr, whereas Huawei‘s place weakened tremendously.

In accordance with Counterpoint Analysis, shipments of iPhone smartphones elevated 22% within the earlier quarter. The surge is pushed by the discharge of the iPhone 12 lineup, which helps fifth-generation networks. Additionally, gross sales of earlier fashions didn’t fall, the demand for which is steady after the value decline.

The corporate has shipped 90 million smartphones and has greater than 23% market share. Analysts word that Apple has strengthened its place within the premium section of smartphones in China. In accordance with Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner, two of the highest three promoting premium smartphones in China are from Apple.

The second place within the quarter belongs to Samsung, which obtained about 19% of the market. The third place went to Xiaomi, adopted by Oppo and Vivo, which took the fourth and fifth locations, respectively. Huawei dropped to sixth place.

If we contemplate the outcomes for the yr, then Samsung is within the lead; Apple is second, Huawei is third, adopted by Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Realme. The latter was the quickest rising model up to now yr.

Counterpoint Analysis’s information is broadly according to estimates by one other analyst agency, IDC, which we’ve got already printed.