Latest data shows Apple iPhone still holding top smartphone market share in the U.S.
The Apple iPhone remained the top smartphone in the U.S. with an average market share of 39.2% for the three months ended in May, according to the latest data released by comScore. Runner-up Samsung actually narrowed the gap during the period as its average share of the U.S. smartphone market rose from an average 21.3% for the three months ended in February, to the 23% that the Korean manufacturer achieved on average for the three months ended in May. During the same period, Apple's market share rose .3 percentage point while Samsung's rose 1.7 percentage points.
HTC and Motorola each lost .6% in market share during the same period with the two finishing third and fourth with 8.7% and 7.8% of the U.S. smartphone market respectively.
Meanwhile, Android extended its lead over iOS among the top smartphone platforms in the U.S. For the three months ended in May, Android held an average market share of 52.4% for a gain of .7% from the 51.7% share the platform enjoyed at the end of February. During that same time period, iOS' market share rose from 38.9% to 39.2%. Despite a decline of .6 percentage point from February, BlackBerry finished third with a 4.8% piece of the pie which topped Windows 3% and the .4% belonging to Symbian.
source: comScore via AppleInsider
Meanwhile, Android extended its lead over iOS among the top smartphone platforms in the U.S. For the three months ended in May, Android held an average market share of 52.4% for a gain of .7% from the 51.7% share the platform enjoyed at the end of February. During that same time period, iOS' market share rose from 38.9% to 39.2%. Despite a decline of .6 percentage point from February, BlackBerry finished third with a 4.8% piece of the pie which topped Windows 3% and the .4% belonging to Symbian.
source: comScore via AppleInsider
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