Canalys reports that all Android(open source O/S) vendors combined sold a total of 32.9 million Android handsets during the fourth quarter of 2010. Nokia sold 31.0 million Symbian smartphones. The numerical gap between the two platforms may not be a big one, but in the smartphone industry, this is big, big news.Android is now the top-selling smartphone platform worldwide.In terms of handsets being used in the market, it's important to note that Nokia's Symbian platform is still number one. Its volume and reach still have every other platform beat with respect to devices still in service. But how long will that last? With Android now out-selling Symbian on a daily basis, what can Nokia do to stem the losses and turn itself around?
