Android platform mobile handsets - Android moves to the top, beats Symbian

Android has beat Symbian as the most popular smartphone platform in the last quarter of 2010, ending a reign at the top ruled by Symbian. Since the takeover of Symbian by Nokia the market share of Symbian has been decreasing and that of Android increasing. The market share has seen intense competition from Apple's iOS and recently by Google Android. iOS market share seems to be constant over the last couple of years, however android has seen a steady increase in the market with more and more people jumping into android.