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Verizon's Share Of Android Sales Falters

Sorry, Verizon. In less than six months, Verizon Wireless' share of Android phones sold stateside has fallen from 51.4% to 41.1%, suggesting that subscribers are defecting in large numbers for Apple's iPhone. A breakdown of U.S. Android providers published by Chitika Insights in March showed Verizon to be the largest Android carrier -- "largely due to that carrier's migration from RIM Blackberry to Droid branded Android smartphones throughout 2010," according to AppleInsider.

Now, "A new study by Chitika ... shows a huge decrease in Verizon's slice of the US Android pie after it launched iPhone 4." Chitika estimates that Verizon carries about 23.9% of American iPhones, leaving AT&T with 76.1%.

As the company notes: "Verizon's share of iPhone traffic continues to increase, but it seems that Verizon is gaining market share in Apple's prominent smartphone at the expense of its other, Android-running devices."

Meanwhile, figures by T-Mobile and Sprint indicate both have maintained what AppleInsider dubs a "static ratio" of the nation's Android users.

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