Google Zeitgeist 2012: world searches most for Apple iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S III most looked up phone

The most searched gadgets on Google are usually a good representation of what the world is most looking for.

And now that Google has released its Zeitgeist 2012, you can look at not what just the world as a whole is searching for, but at detailed stats for separate countries as well.

So while the global top 10 of gadget searches looks like this:

iPad 3Samsung Galaxy S3iPad MiniNexus 7Galaxy Note 2Play StationiPad 4Microsoft SurfaceKindle FireNokia Lumia 920
When it comes to the United States, the top 10 gadgets ranking changes slightly: iPad 3iPad MiniSamsung Galaxy S3Kindle FireNexus 7Microsoft SurfaceGalaxy Note 2Samsung Galaxy S2iPhone 5Nokia Lumia 900
And when it comes to the U.S. top 10 phone searches we get the following picture: iPhone 5iPhone 4sSamsung Galaxy S3Galaxy NoteGalaxy Note 2Blackberry BoldBlackberry CurveNokia Lumia 900Windows Phone 8Motorola Droid Razr
There is a few takeaways here, and the first one is that Apple gadgets continue being admired and searched for in the United States. Something else too, though, while Apple tablets reign supreme in global searches, the iPhone 5 does not even make it into the top 10. Instead, the Samsung Galaxy S III is enjoying a much more favorable second position.

Will this disconnect widen as Android devices continue appearing in massive quantities, or will Apple manage to boost its share? Those are all open questions for 2013.

source: Google Zeitgeist 2012

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