As of March 2014, 70% of Android installations are on smartphones, giving Android a 55% market share in OS sales with 750 million activated devices and 1.2 million apps available. Among lawyers, 48% reported using an Android tablet, while smartphone adoption among attorneys has increased, with non-users dropping from 12% to 9% between 2012 and 2014. The survey indicates a growing reliance on mobile technology in the legal profession.

1. ANDROID
by the numbers
7 out of every 10
Android is installed on
smartphones that
consumers buy
Android holds
of the market
in OS sales
55%
750,000,000
Android devices activated
as of March 2014
1,200,000
ANDROID
APPS
There are nearly
on Google Play
Smartphones
owned by
lawyers
iPhone
62%22%
16%
Android
Other
surveyed reported
using a tablet at work
48%OF LAWYERS
of lawyers use
an Android
tablet
9%
attorney
smartphone usage
Attorneys who don't use a smartphone
at all has dropped from 12% to 9%.
2012 2014
blackberry
40%
14%
2012 2014
iphone
31%
55%
2012 2014
android
15%
20%
Sources:
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2674215
http://www.statisticbrain.com/android-phone-statistics/
http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/23/kantar-smartphone-sales-android/
http://www.appbrain.com/stats/number-of-android-apps
http://www.appbrain.com/stats/android-market-app-categories
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/50-stunning-mobile-facts_b_4440213.html
http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-marketing-analytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/
http://www.mycase.com/blog/2014/03/android-apps-lawyers/
http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2013/07/2013-aba-tech-survey.html
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/13/google-ceo-larry-page-750-million-android-devices-activated-to-dat
e-more-than-250-million-in-the-last-6-months/
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Play category for apps