In the US, Android Sales overtook iPhone in Q1 2010 according to NPD…

“based on unit sales to consumers last quarter the Android operating system moved into second position at 28 percent behind RIM’s OS (36 percent) and ahead of Apple’s OS (21 percent).”

While I had no doubt this would occur eventually, I am surprised (sceptical?) that it has happened already. NPD’s methodology is…

“The NPD Group compiles and analyzes mobile device sales data based on more than 150,000 completed online consumer research surveys each month. Surveys are based on a nationally balanced and demographically-representative sample, and results are projected to represent the entire population of U.S.”

The only skew I can possibly see is that the survey was online. How did people find the survey? Might this have affected the results?

Whatever the real figures, it’s clear that Android is becoming a strong competitor to the iPhone.