The golden child of Apple, the iPhone, has proven to have a much stronger appeal as a consumer device than its rival Android from Google, according to industry experts, due to its ability to lure in the gamer crowd who have done much to patronize the device due to its focus on entertainment products such as gaming apps. Google’s recently released Android was believed to be a competitor for the same demographic, but time has shown that it is not as solid in its offerings of games and not the type of platform that many developers wish to utilize when creating games. Given this in combination with the fact that the iPhone reaches a much larger fan base of savvy gamers, Android has not seen anywhere near the growth that some analysts had suggested would be impending upon the operating system’s release. The revolution from Google in mobile device terms has been lacking in this area from what reviewers have expressed in the press over the past few months.
Surveys have shown that only 17% percent of Android users are actively seeking out game content using their mobile devices while those on the iPhone are doing so at a rate of just over half, 64% and climbing. The statistics were based on a survey of 61,000 Facebook users randomly polled for their activities with their mobile devices. The general consensus is that Android can not compete with the established iPhone that has such a strong grip on the mobile gaming market share at this time.
Originally posted at iphonegb.com
Surveys have shown that only 17% percent of Android users are actively seeking out game content using their mobile devices while those on the iPhone are doing so at a rate of just over half, 64% and climbing. The statistics were based on a survey of 61,000 Facebook users randomly polled for their activities with their mobile devices. The general consensus is that Android can not compete with the established iPhone that has such a strong grip on the mobile gaming market share at this time.
Originally posted at iphonegb.com
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