Njengoba kusele amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba yethule amamodeli amasha we-iPhone 7 azongena emakethe nge-iOS 10, inkampani esekwe eCupertino isanda kuvuselela isilinganiso sokutholwa kwe-iOS kungosi yonjiniyela yenkampani. Ngalesi sikhathi, ngokusho kwe- I-Apple iOS 9 itholakale kuma-88% wamadivayisi asekelwayo, iphuzu elilodwa nje emasontweni amathathu edlule, lapho lesi sibalo besimele ama-87%. Emavikini aholela ekwethulweni kwenguqulo entsha ye-iOS, isilinganiso sokufaka kumadivayisi ahambisanayo sihlala simisiwe, ngoba bonke abasebenzisi abebengafuna ukubuyekeza sebekwenzile lokho.
Uma sikhuluma ngedivayisi ene-iOS 8 efakiwe, sihlola ukuthi kanjani iphesenti lephesenti i-iOS 9 elizuzile lilahlekile yi-iOS 8, isuka ku-10% emasontweni amathathu edlule yaya ku-9% namuhla. Izinhlobo ezingaphambi kwe-iOS 8 kumadivayisi asemakethe zingu-3%, njengoba sibonile kungosi yonjiniyela yenkampani.
Imininingwane eshicilelwe yi-Apple uhambelana no-Agasti 29, 2016, okusho ukuthi, ngesonto eledlule, futhi akunakwenzeka neze ukuthi lawa mave ahlangabezane nokuhlukahluka esikhathini esifushane, ikakhulukazi lapho bekusele isikhathi esingaphansi kwesonto ukwethulwa kwe-iOS 10, okuhlelelwe abambalwa izinsuku.
Uma siqhathanisa idatha yokwamukelwa ye-iOS 9 nenguqulo yangaphambilini ye-Android 7 (eyangena emakethe emasontweni ambalwa edlule) singabona ukuthi ngemuva konyaka emakethe, I-Android 6.X Marsmallow izuze isabelo esingu-15,2%, ngenkathi iLollipop ezinhlotsheni zayo ezimbili, u-5.0 no-5.1, ithola ama-35,5%.
Icala lokwehlukaniswa kwe-Android alinathemba lokuxazululwa ngaphandle kokuthi amahemuhemu okuthi ukusikisela ukuthi inkampani ezinze eMountain View izimisele ngokungena emhlabeni wezingcingo ezihambayo yethula amatheminali ayo.