Canalys: Over 300m smart devices shipped in Q1 2013, 59.5% powered by Android, 19.3% by iOS, 18.1% by Windows

In Q1 2013, 308.7 million smart mobile devices shipped worldwide, representing a year-on-year growth of 37.4 percent. Breaking down those numbers by operating system, Google’s Android dominated with 59.5 percent share, followed by Apple’s iOS at 19.3 percent share, and Microsoft’s Windows at 18.1 percent share.

The latest estimates come from Canalys, an independent analyst firm which says it stakes its reputation “on the quality of our data, our innovative use of technology, and our high level of customer service.” Keeping that in mind, it’s worth elaborating how the company defines a “smart mobile device”: notebooks, tablets, and smartphones.

Now that you know, here are the figures for this past quarter:

More to follow.

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