A survey published by PC Advisor has shown that Google’s Android smartphone OS is twice as popular as Apple’s iPhone OS.

The survey ranked Andoid popularity at 49 percent while Apple was 26 percent, RIM 6 percent and Windows Phone at 17 percent respectively, which attracted comment considering that Microsoft only holds a limited stake in the smartphone market.

The survey indicates that Android is rapidly outperforming other OS models, even the likes of Apple, while Microsoft appear to be gaining traction with their new OS.