[Translation] Report: The most popular Android devices in the US, Britain, Germany and Canada for the 4th quarter of 2016
Note from the translator: the article made small logical permutations.
6 months have passed since the publication of the report on the most popular devices in the US and EU markets (meaning quarterly analysis, with the publication of the results for Q1 and Q2. Approx. Translator). It is time to find out what changes have occurred in the markets and which most popular Android devices you need to navigate when developing and testing your mobile projects.
Here are some highlights from our report (full company report. Note of translator) for December (final results for Q4 end. Note of translator) for 2016.
USA
| Device model | Market share |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 | 7.3% |
| Samsung Galaxy S6 | 6.4% |
| Samsung Galaxy S7 | 5.7% |
| Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge | 4.3% |
| Samsung Galaxy Note5 | 3.2% |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 | 3.1% |
| Samsung Galaxy Core Prime | 2.8% |
| HTC 10 | 2.7% |
| LG M1 | 2.5% |
| Sony Xperia Z5 | 2.1% |
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The share of Samsung Galaxy S7 (S7 and S7 Edge) reached 10% compared with 7.9% last month. The 2.1% increase in market share reflects the steady growth in demand for the products of this company and the rooting of Samsung’s flagships in this market.
Canada
| Samsung Galaxy S6 | 8.1% |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 | 7.5% |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 | 6.9% |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo | 5.4% |
| Samsung Galaxy S7 | 4.8% |
| LG G3 | 4.7% |
| LG G4 | 4.0% |
| Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime | 3.4% |
| Samsung Galaxy S3 | 3.2% |
| LG Nexus 5 | 2.7% |
The Samsung Galaxy S family is also among the top 3 most popular devices among Canadians. The LG G series ranks second. If you plan to launch your applications to this market, the use of G-series devices is imperative.
Great Britain
| Samsung Galaxy S6 | 10.00% |
| Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge | 6.90% |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 | 6.90% |
| Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge | 5.20% |
| Samsung Galaxy S7 | 4.60% |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 | 3.00% |
| Samsung Galaxy J5 | 2.40% |
| Motorola Moto G4 | 1.90% |
| Motorola Moto G4 | 1.90% |
| Sony Xperia Z5 | 1.40% |
| HTC One M9 | 0.90% |
Germany
| Huawei Mate 8 Lite | 4.4% |
| Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime | 3.8% |
| Samsung Galaxy J5 | 3.0% |
| Samsung Galaxy S3 | 2.6% |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 | 2.5% |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 | 2.3% |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo | 1.8% |
| Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) | 1.8% |
| Samsung Galaxy S6 | 1.5% |
| LG K10 | 1.4% |
As we can see, among the participants of the big 5s (EU5) there is a steady growth in demand for Huawei brand devices. If you plan to use a large number of people for crowding testing, we also plan to include the following models in your list.
- Huawei Mate 9 Lite
- Huawei Honor Magic
- Huawei Nova Plus
According to the data obtained, in 2017 we can expect a massive update in the user device strip to the latest flagship models. We can also expect more Huawei models to appear in the list of popular devices, as well as ZTE and OnePlus.
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