iPhone emerge top device for ‘mobile workers’

Apple iPhone Tops SalesApple’s iPhone smartphone, which is facing stiff competition from various Android as well as other devices globally, has emerged as the most preferred smartphone among mobile workers, according to a new report.

A mobile worker is defined as a worker who uses a mobile device including laptops, smartphones, cellphones and tablets for work related tasks, according to the new iPass Global Mobile Workforce Report.

Apple’s iPhone has 45 per cent share of the smartphone market among mobile workers compared to 31 per cent in the earlier quarter. The Apple device surpassed rival RIM’s BlackBerry smartphone, which were on the number one position with 35% of market share in the earlier quarter.

"BlackBerry has not really fallen from the top spot in so much as other smartphones have grown faster," the report said. RIM now has a market share of 32 per cent among mobile workers.

The study also found that about 95 per cent of the mobile workers now have smartphone deices, and of those 91% use their smartphones for work. Fifty-eight percent of companies provision smartphones to their employees while most allow their employees to bring their own devices that are configured to work tasks.