Google Android smartphone sales triple in the UK this year

July 27, 2010 Sales of running the  operating system have tripled since the beginning of 2010, according to figures released yesterday. Market analysts said that "around one in every eight handsets sold in the UK between April and June 2010 on a contract is Android-powered, compared to one in 33 on average between January and March."

Last week, stepped up the marketing for its latest Android-powered device, the. Other Android-powered devices include the and the.

Smartphones currently represent 73.5% of the market. GfK analyst Megan Baldock said to : "The figures suggest an increasing number of consumers are now asking for Android handsets by name."