Umeng and Testin China Mobile Internet Market Insight Report 2012

China Mobile Internet Market

Android Usage & Testing Trends

Insight Report 2012

January 2013

Key Findings Entire year of 2012:

Only 3 of the Top 10 Android devices in 2012 are included in the Top 10 devices

tested by app developers that year.

The most common resolutions are also the most tested.

The large variety of screen sizes still presents developers with a challenge,

highlighting the complexity of compatibility testing.

Second Half of 2012:

App developers remain focused on testing compatibility with older OS versions,

despite significant growth in new Android versions distribution.

November 2012:

Errors occur more in newer and less tested OS versions.

Top Android devices display high error rates. Only 15% of problematic devices are

among those most tested by app developers.

2012 Device & Testing Trends 1

Top 20 Android devices in 2012 & which are also the most tested

5 of the top 20 Android devices in 2012, also entered the list of top 10 devices tested by app developers that year.

Out of the top 10 devices, only 3 are among those most tested.

0.69%

0.72%

0.74%

0.77%

0.84%

0.87%

0.95%

0.96%

1.02%

1.05%

1.08%

1.10%

1.28%

1.36%

1.44%

1.64%

1.65%

2.06%

2.13%

2.42%

Top 20 Android Devices 2012

Included in Top 10 devices tested by app developers

Xiaomi One Plus

Samsung GT-S5830

Samsung GT-I9100

Huawei C8650

HTC Incredible S

Samsung GT-I9300

ZTE U880

Motorola MB525

Samsung GT-S5830i

Lenovo A60

Huawei C8812

Sony Ericsson LT18i

ZTE V880

HTC Desire S

Samsung GT-I9100G

Samsung GT-S5660

Samsung GT-N7000

Xiaomi 1S Xiaomi-MI-ONE1

Samsung GT-i9220 Data Source： www.umeng.com

Top 10

1.26%

1.49%

1.71%

1.72%

1.76%

1.89%

1.99%

2.09%

2.13%

2.16%

HTC S710e

小米M1

摩托罗拉ME860

三星i9250

HTC A510e

三星i9000

魅族M9

中兴U880

联想A60

三星GT-N7000

Top 10 Devices Tested by App Developers 2012

17

11

8

26

31

40

37

>100

1

5

Top 10 Android devices tested by app developers in 2012

The 10 devices most tested by app developers, mostly rank within the top 40 Android devices for 2012.

Ranking by Umeng device data

* The same device may be tested multiple times to ensure app compatibility with different OS versions.

Data Source: www.iTestin.com

Samsung GT-N7000

Lenovo

Meizu M9

ZTE U880

Samsung i9000

Samsung i9250

Motorola ME860

Xiaomi M1

Android users and app developers followed big brands such as Samsung, HTC, Huawei, Motorola & Lenovo in 2012. Over 1.5 million tests were run in 2012 on Samsung, HTC & Motorola devices.

Brand market share highly effects app developers testing choices

Samsung,

[值]

HTC, 13.5%

Huawei, [值]

Lenovo, [值]

ZTE, [值]

Motorola, [值]

Xiaomi, [值]

Sony Ericsson,

[值]

Coolpad, [值]

OPPO, 2.2%

other, 25.3%

Android Brand Distribution 2012

三星

HTC

华为

联想

中兴

摩托罗拉

小米

索爱

酷派

OPPO

other

Samsung,

[值]

HTC, 17.0%

Motorola, [值]

lenovo, [值]

ZTE, [值]

Sony Ericsson,

[值] Huawei, [值] OPPO, 6.0%

Coolpad, [值]

Meizu, [值]

other, 58.9%

Tested Devices Brand Distribution 2012

三星

HTC

摩托罗拉

联想

中兴

索爱

华为

OPPO

酷派

魅族

other

Data Source: www.umeng.com


Samsung

HTC

Huawei

Lenovo

ZTE

Motorola

Xiaomi

Sony Ericsson

Coolpad

OPPO

Other

Samsung

HTC

Motorola

Lenovo

ZTE

Sony Ericsson

Huawei

OPPO

Coolpad

Meizu

other

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

7月 8月 9月 10月 11月

App Testing OS Version Distribution

July-Nov 2012

Android2.1 Android2.2 Android2.3

Android4.0 Android4.1 other

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

7月 8月 9月 10月 11月

Android Users OS Version Distribution

July-Nov 2012

Android 2.1 Android 2.2 Android 2.3Android 4.0 Android 4.1 other

Second half of 2012: Significant growth in Android 4.0 market share, most tests still target older versions. By Nov. 2012 Android 4.0 (ICS) reached a market share of 32%. At the same time, only 16% of tests

targeted devices running Android 4.0 or above.

29% of tests targeted devices running versions 2.1 & 2.2 which only have 11% market share.

App developers should spend less resources on older less used versions and focus on newer ones.



July August September October November July August September October November

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2012年3月 2012年7月 2012年11月

Distribution by Resolution

854*480 320*240 1280*720

other 480*320 800*480

Most common resolutions are also the most tested in 2012 Devices with resolutions 480*800 and 320*480 were the most common and also the most tested

in 2012.

240*320 devices experienced a decrease, while 1280*720 devices showed an increase in market share. (these latter devices are not displayed in the testing data as they are equipped with a self-testing function and not widely represented on the Testin platform).



Mar. 2012 Jul. 2012 Nov. 2012

4.0 Inch is the most commonly tested screen size in 2012

According to over 5 million tests run by Testin, 4.0 inch is the most commonly tested screen size. However, as evidenced in the large variety of screen sizes, fragmentation still presents developers with a challenge in compatibility testing.


3.3 inch 3.4 inch 4.2 inch 3.6 inch 10.1 inch 3.1 inch 2.8 inch 4.5 inch 3.8 inch 3.0 inch Other 7.0 inch 3.7 inch 4.3 inch 3.2 inch 3.5 inch 4.0 inch

Error Analysis & Testing Trends Nov. 2012 2

0.80%

0.80%

0.84%

0.85%

0.92%

1.07%

1.09%

1.17%

1.18%

1.22%

1.37%

1.40%

1.48%

1.60%

2.10%

2.13%

2.14%

2.49%

3.68%

3.82%

三星GT-I9308

三星GT-S5830i

三星Galaxy Nexus

魅族M032

小米MI-ONE C1

索爱LT18i

魅族M9

三星GT-I9220

魅族MX

索爱LT26i

HTC Incredible S

三星GT-I9108

三星GT-N7100

小米1S

三星GT-N7000

华为C8812

三星GT-I9100G

小米MI-ONE Plus

三星GT-I9100

三星GT-I9300

Devices with highest error rates Nov. 2012

November 2012:

Top Android devices display high error rates. Only 15% of problematic devices are among those most tested by app developers.

55% of the top 20 Android devices for Nov. 2012 displayed the highest error rates that month.

Only 15% of devices with highest error rates are among those most tested by app developers.

0.80%

0.82%

0.82%

0.82%

0.83%

0.83%

0.85%

0.86%

0.86%

0.86%

0.87%

0.89%

0.89%

0.89%

0.91%

0.91%

0.92%

0.98%

1.04%

1.21%

三星GT-I9100

华为T8300

三星GT-S5570

摩托罗拉ME860

三星I589

摩托罗拉Droid2 Global

三星GT-N7000

摩托罗拉MT870

摩托罗拉A953

HTC Z715e

摩托罗拉ME525+

三星GT-I9008L

三星GT-I9003

HTC A510e

摩托罗拉XT800

三星I9023

三星GT-I9000

三星GT-S5830

三星GT-I9108

中兴U880

Top 20 devices tested Nov. 2012



Samsung GT-I9300 Samsung GT-I9100

Xiaomi MI-ONE Plus Samsung GT-I9100G

Huawei C8812 Samsung GT-N7100

Xiaomi 1S Samsung CT-I9108

HTC Incredible S Sony Ericsson LT26i

Meizu MX Samsung GT-I9220

Meizu M9 Sony Ericsson LT18i Xiaomi MI-ONE C1

Meizu M032 Samsung Galaxy

Nexus Samsung GT-S5830 Samsung GT-I9308

ZTE U880 Samsung CT-I9108

Samsung GT-S5830 Samsung GT-I9000

Samsung I9023 Motorola XT800

HTC A510e Samsung GT-I9003

Samsung GT-I90008L Motorola ME525+

HTC Z715e Motorola A953

Motorola MT870 Samsung GT-N7100

Motorola Droid2 Global Samsung I589

Motorola ME860 Samsung GT-S5570

Huawei T8300 Samsung GT-I9100

2.3, 51.5% 4.0, 34.9%

2.2, 6.2%

4.1, 4.8%

2.1, 1.2% other, 1.4%

Error Percentages by Android Version 2.3 4.0 2.2 4.1 2.1 other

November 2012: Higher error probability in newer OS versions

2.1

4.1

2.2

4.0

2.3

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

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Market Share Distribution

Error Percentages by Market Share Distribution

2.1 4.1 2.2 4.0 2.3

Android version market share distribution, compared with error percentage analysis, shows higher error probability in version 4.0 and above.

Version 4.1 with only 2.3% market share accounts for 4.8% of all errors, while version 4.0 with 29.4% market share accounts for as much as 34.9% of all errors.



November 2012: Android Devices with highest error rates

Summary of Android devices with highest error rates in Nov. 2012, with error percentages by version. App developers can refer to this list for making better informed decisions on which devices and version to focus on, in their application testing process.

Error Percentages for Android Version 2.3 4.0 4.1 Samsung GT-I9300 8.1% 23.5% Samsung GT-N7100 26.3%

Xiaomi MI 1S 6.4% Xiaomi MI-ONE Plus 3.7% 2.4%

Huawei C8812 3.8% Sony Ericsson LT26i 2.6% Sony Ericsson LT18i 2.4% Samsung GT-I9100 2.4% Samsung GT-S5830i 2.2% Samsung GT-I9308 2.0%

HTC T328w 1.9% Samsung GT-S5830 1.8%

Huawei C8650 1.7% Xiaomi MI-ONE C1 1.4% Samsung GT-N7000 1.4%

Lenovo A60 1.3% HTC Incredible S 1.3%

Lenovo A65 1.1% Data Source: www.umeng.com

About this Report

Definition of Terms

Devices: All devices in this report refer to active devices covered by Umeng platform that has launched at least one app session within the stipulated time frame.

Release Date

January 2013

Data Sources

1. Over 65,000 Mainland Android & iOS apps from Umeng platform. Data was collected between the period of Nov. 2011 and Nov. 2012.

2. Over 5 million tests run on 321 market leading Android devices hosted on the Testin platform between Nov. 2011 to Nov. 2012.

Statement

Above data belongs to Umeng & Testin platforms. It is for reference only and does not constitute investment or purchase advice. The information can be used free of charge provided that Umeng & Testin are quoted as the original source.

Umeng & Testin Product Overview

Umeng Analytics Platform

Umeng App Analytics Platform is the leading and largest provider of mobile app analytics and developer services in China. Umeng offers enterprise-class analytics to thousands of mobile app developers in over 65,000 apps across iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.

Testin

Testin is a cross platform provider of cloud based automated testing solutions, aimed at companies and app developers worldwide. Our cloud platform offers a wide selection of global or market-specific REAL devices accessible for testing online. With literally thousands of Android and iOS devices on the market, testing is a time consuming and often expansive task. Testin presents a cost-effective and time-efficient solution to device fragmentation. With just a few clicks developers can test mobile apps and games in real time on hundreds of handsets and tablets, of all versions and screen sizes, thru different locations and networks. For every app tested we provide a detailed report, including screenshots, logs and performance statistics, enabling developers to see how their app runs, find the problems before the users and release the best app to the market.

Umeng, a Beijing-based startup founded in April 2010, is the leading and largest provider of mobile app analytics and developer services platform in China. Umeng offers enterprise-class analytics to over 65,000 apps across iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms. Umeng has since raised more than USD10 million from Matrix Partners and Innovation Works.

The team is working around the clock to build better solutions for mobile app developers.

www.umeng.com

[email protected]

Testin is the first cross platform provider of cloud based automated testing solutions, aimed at companies and app developers worldwide. Tesin received an investment of more than 10 million dollars from IDG VC in 2011, then participated in Microsoft cloud accelerator in Jul. 2012 and IBM GEP in Aug. 2012.

In Nov. 2012, Testin completed 5 million automated app tests on real devices for mobile internet app developers and companies, including most domestic large third party app markets, testing every app used by Chinese smart phone clients. Testin’s partners and clients include Intel, Umeng, Youku, LG, Lakala ,Lenovo etc.

Testin has recently launched the international Testin platform, supporting global as well as market specific devices, and providing cost effective & efficient testing solutions to app developers and publishers worldwide.

[email protected]

www.iTestin.com

@iTestin

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