日前，尼尔森公布的一份调查结果表明，在过去6个月中，Android已成全美最热门智能手机操作系统，黑莓和iOS则屈居第二、第三席位。

调查显示，在今年1月10日至8月10日期间，Android智能手机市场销量达32%，黑莓和iPhone则不相上下，最终黑莓以26%的微弱优势夺得亚军，苹果则以25%落于第三。

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不过，这组对比数据并不完全具有参考价值，因为在尼尔森对苹果的调查中，iPhone 4（今年六月底刚刚上市）的数据仅含其一个月的市场占有率，如果要算上iPhone 4之后可能创造的销量，苹果的市场份额无疑将再攀新高。

不过，在智能手机用户总数的调查中，黑莓仍然是冠军，在全美共有31%的用户；iPhone智能手机用户占28%，Android是增势最强劲的黑马，从年初的8%份额飙到了8月份的19%。

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Android doubles its US share in 2010 as Google’s OS outsells rivals

Android’s recent surge in the US appears to be holding strong, with Nielsen reporting that it is now the most popular smartphone in the OS.

Nielsen states that Android phones make up 32 percent of all recent smartphone purchases as of August, with BlackBerry and iPhone fighting it out for second place on 26 percent and 25 percent respectively.

It’s worth nothing, however, that the firm’s numbers cover just one full month of iPhone 4 availability, with the likely sales spike that followed no doubt pushing Apple’s share up a touch.

Bigging up BlackBerry

In terms of sales to date, RIM remains the top dog. Nielsen claims BlackBerry handsets account for 31 percent of all smartphones in the US, although the firm’s share is falling.

28 percent of all smartphone owners have plumped for iPhone – which is roughly the share Apple has held since the start of Nielsen’s study, back in January.

Indeed, it’s Android that is making up the most ground, doubling from an 8 percent share at the start of 2010 to 19 percent in August.（source:pocketgamer）