Dmitri Lysenko
According to the results of the recent survey conducted by Statista, the price gap between Android-powered smartphones and iPhones is huge and still increasing.
In particular, the average price of an Android devices was around $441 in 2010. At the same time, iPhone cost $701 on average. The price gap was $260. In 2011, the gap widened to $330 (between 380 and 710). In 2012, the gap widened to $366 (320 and 686). Last year, an Android devices cost $276 on average while the average iPhone price was $650. The gap widened to $374.
May be that is one of the key reasons why Apple is losing its share of the international mobile market. In 2012 alone, Apple’s share dropped from 19,4% to 15,5%. Meanwhile, Android, which is a Google child, is increasing its market share.
By the way, Google’s stock is still increasing and setting new highs. At this point, GOOG is trading around $1202,80 per share. The chart below, courtesy of Masterforex-V Academy, reflects the current state of affairs in the market of GOOG:
Dmitri Lysenko
