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As the smartphone OS space heats up and the battle for supremacy becomes fiercer, senior analyst Stela Bokun from Pyramid research appears to think that by 2015, Windows Phone (News - Alert) will establish itself as leader.

The 'by 2015' has been misinterpreted by many to mean 'in 2015.' Bokun, in her latest blog, allays any misgivings or fears that WP supporters may have on this score by saying that she believed that WP was likely to surge ahead of Android (News - Alert) as early as 2013.

According to Pyramid Research, although Android is experiencing a momentum, unlikely to be stemmed for at least a couple of years, the Nokia-Microsoft (News - Alert) combination could prove to be a setback for Android's growth. The full effect of the powerful combine will be felt by the end of 2013, when WP was projected to surge forward ahead of Android.

Pyramid research believes that although WP hasn't really taken off as Microsoft would have wished, Nokia's (News - Alert) alliance could actually prove to be beneficial to WP's growth. Projections state with the alliance many obstacles that are stunting WP's growth would be removed.

And, with Nokia helping to reduce the price of the WP smartphones and other major handset vendors likely to back WP, Android may lose its initial advantage and suffer a setback. Nokia knows which side of its bread is buttered and is willing to learn from its mistakes. That being so, Bokun believes that it's only a matter of time before Nokia jumps into the fray and upsets the applecart for Android.

However, she is quick to point out that though Android may give way to WP from 2013-2015, it is not likely to buckle down. The battle for leadership will be fierce and the two will face many head-to-head battles. With RIM and Apple (News - Alert) content to limit their operating systems to their own hardware, many big players are put out. With iOS and Blackberry projected to be on the losing side, the battlefield is open to Android and WP.

A lot of it is still conjecture and it's anybody's guess how things will actually turn out. However, with Android and WP slugging it out in the middle, it promises to be an interesting struggle.