Samsung expands lead in the U.S. mobile market


In the U.S., Samsung leads the mobile phone market, according to data from market analysts comScore continues to go unchallenged. Apple closed the gap and takes the second place with now. Rounding out the top five are still LG, Motorola and HTC, but all with decreasing market share. These conditions are reflected in part also reflected in the market share of mobile operating systems: Google does with Android, Apple iOS follows with, while RIM, Microsoft and Symbian are repulsed.

comScore U.S. registered a total 121.3 million mobile phone users. Of these, 51.9 percent smartphones. From July, the last survey, and October, the proportion had increased by 6 percent. During this time is sorted according to comScore, the top five players to easily. Samsung's share rose accordingly by 0.7 percent from 25.6 to 26.3 percent, Apple climbed to 1.5 percent from 16.3 to 17.8, while LG dropped to 17.6 percent (previously 18.4). Motorola lost 0.2 percent and now has 11 percent market share, followed by HTC with 6 percent (previously 6.4 percent). Apple's current jump can be attributed to the new powerhouse iPhone 5.

The market share of mobile operating systems: Google sets According to the analysts by 1.4 percent (or 52.2 in July, 53.6 percent in October), Apple gains 0.9 percent and now has a share of 34.3 percent (previous 33.4 percent). RIM sags from 9.5 to 7.8 percent, Microsoft and Symbian lost 0.4 and 0.2 percent. comScore sees their Marktanteilchen now at only 3.2 and 0.6 percent. It will be interesting if and how resulting shifts until the end, especially if it succeeds Windows Phone 8, to reverse the trend.

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