Android Outsells the IPhone in the U.S., Gartner Says

Google Inc.’s Android platform is the most popular smartphone software in the U.S., overtaking Apple Inc.’s iPhone and the BlackBerry from Research In Motion Ltd., according to Gartner Inc.

Worldwide, Android became the third-best-selling operating system in the second quarter, with 17.2 percent of sales compared with 1.8 percent a year earlier, the Stamford, Connecticut-based market researcher said in a note today. It trails Nokia Oyj’s Symbian and RIM, Gartner said.