Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems (OS) powered 92.3% of all smartphones shipped during the first quarter of 2013, according to a report from International Data Corporation (IDC).

About 199.5 million smartphones were shipped in Q1 which run on Android or iOS, which is an increase of 59.1%, from the 125.4 million units shipped during the same period in 2012.

Windows Phone was in third place in Q1with 3.2% market share, followed by BlackBerry OS, Linux and Symbian with 2.9%, 1% and 0.6% market share.

IDC said that Samsung was once again the leader among all Android smartphone vendors with 41.1% market share.

Nokia was responsible for driving Windows Phone unit volumes accounting for 79% of all shipments in the quarter.

The report noted that even though BlackBerry saw double-digit declines in the quarter from a year ago, it introduced and shipped more than a million units running on its new BB10 platform.

IDC’s Mobile Phone team research manager, Ramon Llamas, said: "Underpinning the worldwide smartphone market is the constantly shifting operating system landscape."

"Android and iOS accounted for more than the lion’s share of smartphones in the first quarter, but a closer examination of the other platforms reveals turnaround and demand for alternatives," Llamas said.

"Windows Phone has benefited from Nokia’s participation, and BlackBerry’s new BB10 devices have already hit a million units shipped in its first quarter of availability."

IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker senior research analyst, Kevin Restivo, said Windows Phone claiming the third spot is a first, and helps validate the direction taken by Microsoft and key partner Nokia.

"Given the relatively low volume generated, the Windows Phone camp will need to show further gains to solidify its status as an alterative to Android or iOS," Restivo said.