''If you want an apple or blackcurrant?''

Everyone now has a phone. But the new hype in the phones, the smartphone, currently gaining much ground. Figures from many providers of such a smartphone show that over 70% of phones sold a smartphone.

For those who in recent years have been living under a rock just a brief refresher, because what is actually a smartphone? A smartphone is more than an ordinary cell phone. There is the possibility for web browsing, email, or for example to your Facebook or Twittering up to date. Often they have a touch screen and in some cases a full QWERTY keyboard. Meanwhile, there are dozens of types on the market.

Not only traditional phone brands like Samsung, Nokia and Sony Ericsson have created a smartphone. Even Steve Job's Apple made ​​the iPhone and RIM (Research In Motion) Blackberry has created. But the battle is currently not in hardware but in software. Because there are currently a number of major operating systems with all their equipment and advantages (and disadvantages).

Apple's mobile platform in 2010, IOS dominated the mobile Internet. The operating system has a market share exceeding 50 percent. The use of apps is thereby excluded. IOS platform devices with Apple in 2010 were by far the most popular for mobile internet in the Netherlands. This evidence from StatCounter. The mobile operating system, used for the iPhone and iPad, here, has a market share of 52.31 percent. That's about 7.5 percentage points higher than average across Europe.

The biggest rival to Apple's mobile field is flourishing in the Netherlands.Android currently has a market share approaching 26 percent. Google's operating system is thus in place half in our country. Across Europe, mobile platform that has taken only the third with a market share of just over 16 percent.

Remarkably, the Blackberry in the Netherlands is doing very badly. With system phones that are not market share of 5 percent. European terms by almost 17 percent just in second place. This might mean that the Dutch in particular their Blackberry to make phone calls and mail. For example, because they like the second, corporate, device.

For Blackberry, Android and Apple is really mostly roses and manenschijn. If someone has a smartphone is the chance that one of these three systems is around 85%. But the remaining 15% will include Nokia and Symbian to Windows Phone.

It's not so good with Symbian. Symbian has hardly anything to say, and last year we had only one phone on this system, namely the Nokia N8. The bad for Nokia is that they are accused of not renewing. They can not compete against the ever-changing competition.

The predecessor of Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, the ground was completely crushed. It would be slow, not easy to use and the lack of a good marketplace also missing. Microsoft hopes the new Windows phone a new path, and can compete with the top three.

The big question, of course what the best system. I (Thomas) personally think it is especially to your own opinion which system you want. I think a Blackberry phone to keep in touch with others. By Blackberry Messenger and easy email, etc. is a true business phone. Making apps for this phone is not easy, so the market is also very scarce. With Android and IOS is very different. There is actually an app for everything to be found. The difference between these two is that Android to your own hand turn. When IOS is still more things to the idea from Apple. Also, the Apple Store of course bigger and broader because it already exists, but Google's Android is much ground to gain.