While smartphone market is expanding in Britain, iPhone 4S is clearly the number one smartphone available to buy. According to market research firm GfK, the iPhone
4S commanded 25 percent market share in the four weeks ending on Dec 9.
However, iPhone 4S is not the only star in Apple's crown. Its older phone models such as iPhone 4 and others are still in demand. In fact, of its five iPhone versions featured in the Top 15 smartphones list. Collectively, Apple now commands 37 percent share of the UK smartphone market, doubling its market share from February 2010.
However, Apple is not the only one rejoicing. Its competitors also saw their sales volume soaring. Beleaguered RIM also saw encouraging sales number, thanks to three different versions of BlackBerry Curve. Samsung also had good quarter with its Galaxy S II. However, Finnish company Nokia failed to find any of its phones in the Top 10 list. In November, the company had launched Lumia series phone, but failed to make a dent in the market. Nokia claimed that Lumia phones are likely to suffer from the lack of any predecessor phone.
Ofcom, regulatory body for telecommunication, also reported that smartphone penetration is increasing in the country. Ofcom said that 46 percent of the mobile phone users in UK now own a smartphone.