Windows Phone sales drop to almost non-existenceFebruary 19, 2016 - 20:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gartner has revealed its smartphone market share stats for the final quarter of 2015, and Windows Phone fans might want to look away now, Digital Spy said. Sales of devices running the Microsoft operating system have almost ground to a halt, with the platform now accounting for just 1.1% of the market. Windows Phone has always lagged behind iOS and Android, but in the final quarter of 2014, the OS held 2.8% of the market and was selling 10 million units. That figure has nose-dived to 4.4 million in the fourth quarter of last year, leaving iOS and Android with a 98% share between them. However, it wasn't the best quarter for the big two either, with the figures suggesting that iPhone sales fell for the first time, causing Apple's market share to dip from 20.4% to 17.7% year-on-year. The world's biggest smartphone shipper Samsung saw modest gains during the quarter, although its market share fell to 22.5% from 24.7% the year before. Huawei saw the biggest gains, emerging in third place behind Samsung and Apple with an 8% share, up from 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2014. Going forward, Microsoft's handset hopes appear to rest on the rumoured Surface Phone, which is expected to replace the Lumia range as its flagship brand later this year. Apple, meanwhile, seems to be pinning its short-term ambitions on the lower end of the market with the budget-friendly iPhone 5SE, tipped for release next month. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |