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Globally, Android has 85% market share, with iOS around 15% market share [1].

There are still billions users without smartphones in the world (especially in Africa and India), and most of them will be getting Android devices.

I see different market share on statcounter[1], but both in their data and the one you provided, iOS usage has grown these past years

>(especially in Africa and India)

77% of Indians use a smartphone, won't say billions

The claim is that there are billions of users total without smartphones, not billions in each of Africa and India