Google may be winning the mobile OS market share race, but Apple continues to dominate in smartphone profits. In fact, iOS grew its profit share to a new record high of 88.7 percent in Q4 2014, while Android hit a new record-low of 11.3 percent.
The latest data comes from Strategy Analytics, which estimates global smartphone operating profit reached $21.2 billion last quarter, growing 31 percent annually from $16.2 billion in Q4 2013. Of that former figure, Apple took $11.4 billion home and Android smartphone makers took $2.4 billion.