Samsung Galaxy S II Most Popular UK Smartphone
Published: 26 May 2011
By MoneyHighStreet Staff Leave a Comment
Updated: 26 May 2011
The Samsung Galaxy S II has taken the top spot from Apple’s iPhone 4 as the UK’s most popular smartphone.
Whilst the latest uSwitch.com mobile tracker, which ranks the most popular handsets based on live searches and sales, puts the Samsung Galaxy and iPhone 4 in the top 2 spots, HTC take the 3rd, 4th and 5th positions with their HTC Desire different models.
HTC also have their Wildfire and Sensation models in 7th and 8th position.
Since becoming available on 1st May the Samsung Galaxy S II has flown off shelves as consumers have flocked to the impressive Super AMOLED Plus display and speedy dual-core 1.2 GHz processor.
The affordable Blackberry Curve 8520 takes the biggest faller prize, highlighting a wane in interest for RIM devices amongst UK consumers.
“HTC and Android are still big winners this month, with HTC claiming half of the Top 10 handsets and Android now powering 80% of the chart. This really stokes the fire in the manufacturer wars, which is set to intensify with an amazing selection of mobiles. This could include iPhone’s oft-rumoured follow up – due to launch in the coming months.”
Top 10 handsets according to uSwitch.com
| # | Handset | Powered by | Movement |
| 1 | Samsung Galaxy SII | Android | 1 place |
| 2 | Apple iPhone 4 (16GB) | Apple | 1 place |
| 3 | HTC Desire | Android | 1 place |
| 4 | HTC Desire HD | Android | 1 place |
| 5 | HTC Desire S | Android | 3 places |
| 6 | Samsung Galaxy S | Android | 1 place |
| 7 | HTC Wildfire | Android | 1 place |
| 8 | HTC Sensation | Android | 2 places |
| 9 | Blackberry Curve 8520 | RIM | 2 places |
| 10 | Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc | Android | 1 place |
MoneyHighStreet.com comment: Interesting to see the dominance of Android in the smartphone market. What will Apple pull out of the bag with their iPhone 5 release?
With such a mass of brilliant specifications though is it a case of opting now for the Galaxy S II – it’s available, you know what you’re getting and there are some good deals being offered by the networks on it. Or should you wait for the iPhone 5? What do you think?
