14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft today reiterated its support for Windows 10 Mobile, even though there are voices claiming that no new Lumia models would be released, and new stats show that the new smartphone operating system is gaining ground.
AdDuplex data shows that in the Windows world Windows Phone 8.1 continues to be the number one operating system version with 78.8 percent, followed by Windows 10 Mobile with 10.4 percent.
This means Windows 10 has managed to improve its share by 1.2 percent, thus crossing the 10 percent mark thanks to more Windows Phone 8.1 upgrades and old Windows Phone 7 devices being replaced with new handsets. No less than 0.9 percent of the 1.2 percent increase comes from old WP7 devices.
Out of the Windows 10 Mobile market, 22.82 percent of the devices are running the operating system natively while 77.18 percent of them are upgrades from Windows Phone. 85.59 percent of the phones are running official builds while 14.41 percent are powered by insider builds.
Lumia 520 back on the top spot
As far as devices are concerned, Lumia 520 is currently the top model after one month on the second place. Lumia 520 now accounts for 12.2 percent of the Windows Phone devices, while Lumia 535 has returned to the second position with 11.7 percent. Lumia 930 is next with 8.9 percent, followed by Lumia 640 with 8.1 percent.
New devices such as Lumia 950 and 950 XL are nowhere to be seen just yet, and that makes perfect sense because most of the Windows 10 part is made of Windows Phone devices.
Obviously, Microsoft continues to be the top manufacturer of Windows phones with 97.10 percent, followed by HTC with 1.02 percent. Samsung is next with 0.57 percent.
In the United States, Lumia 640 is the top device with 27.8 percent, followed by Lumia 635 with 25.4 percent and Lumia 521 far behind with 4.5 percent.
