IDC: Android Dethrones BlackBerry as Top Smartphone Platform in Indonesia

The news is not fully surprising, but we still amaze it only takes a while for Android to be crowned as the top smartphone platform in the country. IDC reports that finally Android overtakes BlackBerry as the most popular smartphone operating system in Indonesia with market share of 52% in Q2 2012. BlackBerry remains the single favorite platform, while Android is offered by more than 10 vendors. In terms of overall mobile phone shipments, results from IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that the Indonesian mobile phone market grew 10% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 25% year-on-year (YoY).

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IDC: Android Reaches Highest Growth for Smartphone in Indonesia Q4 2011

Currently, BlackBerry might still leading in Indonesia and has became the most desirable smartphone but seeing the latest trend, Research in Motion as BlackBerry creator must be careful with Android. IDC (International Data Corporation) issued a fourth quarter 2011 (Q4 2011) report stating that Android has obtained the title as smartphone platform with the highest growth in Indonesia.

As reported by The Jakarta Globe, IDC noted that the rate of delivery of Android mobile phone maker (manufacturer) to a distributor in Indonesia reached an increase up to 28% that the previous quarter of up to 61% when compared with the same quarter last year. Unfortunately, the recorded number is for “delivery”, not “the real consumer sales” but IDC believes that number already represents the real growing needs of an Android phone.

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IDC: Android Capai Pertumbuhan Smartphone Tertinggi di Indonesia Q4 2011

Saat ini mungkin BlackBerry masih berjaya di Indonesia dan menjadi smartphone paling diinginkan. Tapi melihat tren akhir-akhir ini, Research in Motion sebagai pembuat BlackBerry mesti berhati-hati dengan fenomena Android. IDC (International Data Corporation) mengeluarkan laporan kuartal keempat 2011 (Q4 2011) dan menyebutkan Android menyabet predikat platform smartphone dengan pertumbuhan tertinggi di Indonesia.

Seperti dilaporkan oleh The Jakarta Globe, IDC mencatat bahwa angka pengiriman ponsel Android dari pembuat (manufacturer) ke distributor di Indonesia mencapai kenaikan hingga 28% ketimbang kuartal sebelumnya dan naik hingga 61% bila dibandingkan dengan kuartal yang sama tahun lalu. Sayangnya, angka yang dicatat adalah “pengiriman”, bukan “hasil penjualan riil ke konsumen”, tapi IDC yakin angka tersebut sudah merepresentasikan pertumbuhan kebutuhan ponsel Android yang nyata.

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