Android Finally Surpasses Symbian as the Top Mobile Smartphone OS in the Philippines

Last month, Google Android operating system became the top mobile operating system in use in the Philippines, according to statistics gather by StatCounter. Please note, these statistics do not measure sales, but page impressions. 

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As of end of August Android was at 28.2%, with SymbianOS trailing at 25.8%. But from the chart the trend is pretty clear. Every loss for the Symbian OS, is a gain for the Android OS.

Symbian Series 40 features phone still represent 13.2% of the total, so Nokia phones are still on top in terms of online use, with a total of 39% of page impressions being generated by these phones. 

Globe Tattoo Black LTE

Globe is launching its Tattoo Black, Globe LTE mobile broadband service. Globe is offering two plans:

• Tattoo Black Plan 1799 - Plan 1799 comes with free USB dongle and runs at speeds of up to 28 Mbps with a 12 GB cap.

• Tattoo Black Elite 2499 - Plan 2499 comes with free USB dongle and runs at speeds of up to 42 Mbps with a 15 GB cap. 

Yugatech has confirmed both Plans are unlimited.

You have the option to upgrade the device to a SuperStick for a minimum additional charge of only P150 a month. The SuperStick is a WiFi capable USB modem which will allow you to share the connection with up to 5 users.

Coverage for now is limited to Makati City.

Smart Communications launched its own LTE Service last month, which is priced at Php3,500 a month for 10 GB of 42 Mbps connectivity. Smart does over wider coverage areas for now covering Makati City and several other locations in Metro Manila. Still, it looks like Smart may have to rework its offering.  

Updated on September 30, 2012.