HTML5-enabled Phones to Hit 1 Billion in Sales in 2013

According to the results from a study by the research firm Strategy Analytics HTML5-compatible mobile phones will reach sales of 1 billion in 2013. At the moment their number is 336 million which includes HTML5-enabled Android devices and iPhone 4S. But lately companies like Apple, Adobe, Google, and Microsoft focus their work on developing HTML5 innovations supported on almost all major mobile platforms.

Strategy Analytics expect almost all smartphones to support HTML5 by 2013 and this makes up the largest chunk of the 1 billion total. The growth in HTML5 phones is being fueled by hardware vendors and mobile developers looking to cook up rich media apps that can run across multiple platforms. Included in that mix are such companies as Apple, Adobe, Google, and Microsoft.

As the industry moves toward HTML5, Adobe itself recently announced that it was pulling the plug on a mobile version of its Flash Player to focus on the new flavor of HTML for mobile devices.

Strategy Analytics also sees HTML5 as a critical component driving a cross-platform LTE cloud-based platform slowly building among mobile carriers, device makers, auto manufacturers, and Web developers. Ultimately, HTML5 will allow content from mobile phones, tablets, notebooks, desktops, TVs, and even cars to come together via the cloud.