Android is once again dominating smartphone sales in Australia, replacing Apple as the market leader.
In the April quarter, Apple's iOS sales made up 36.8 per cent of the total smartphone sales in Australia, compared to Android's 53.8 per cent, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
This is a reversal on the previous quarter, when Apple's smartphone sales were given a boost because of the release of the iPhone six release.
Compared to the previous corresponding period, Android's overall share of the market has slipped by 7 percentage points in Australia, while iOS sales have increased by 6.7 percentage points and Windows has increased its share by 1 percentage point to 7.7 per cent.
Android has also gained market share in the US, in comparison to both the previous corresponding period and the December quarter. Android sales now make up 62.4 per cent of the market, while iOS sales have dropped to 33.2 per cent.
In China, Apple smartphone sales increased significantly from 17.5 per cent in the 2014 April quarter to 24.4 per cent.
Across Europe's big five markets (Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain) Android remained the dominant player with 70.5 per cent of the sales, but lost 2.3 percentage points to Apple compared to the previous corresponding period.
Europe is the strongest market for Windows, where it has 13.3 per cent market share in Italy and 12 per cent in France.
Kantar chief of research Carolina Milanesi said data from May would reveal the impact of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge on Android sales.
"Samsung's new flagship products became available in April, and while sell-in numbers were already positively impacted in the first quarter, being available in stores for less than a month was not enough to make a significant difference in the sell-through volume," she said.
"Very preliminary data suggests wider popularity for the Galaxy S6, with camera quality, clarity and resolution of screen as key purchase drivers."
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