comScore, Inc. today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for the three month average period ending February 2013.
Smartphone OEM Market Share
133.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (57 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in February, up 8 percent since November.
Apple ranked as the top OEM with 38.9 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 3.9 percentage points from November). Samsung ranked second with 21.3 percent market share (up 1 percentage point), followed by HTC with 9.3 percent share, Motorola with 8.4 percent and LG with 6.8 percent.
Smartphone Platform Market Share
Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 51.7 percent market share, while Apple’s share increased 3.9 percentage points to 38.9 percent. BlackBerry ranked third with 5.4 percent share, followed by Microsoft (3.2 percent) and Symbian (0.5 percent).
Source: comScore, Inc.
MacDailyNews Take: YKBAID.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Related articles:
With 78% share, Apple’s iOS tightening its grip on the enterprise and taking share from Android – March 8, 2013
Apple rules the skies with 84% in-flight share vs. Android’s 16% – March 7, 2013
Apple iPad continues domination with over 80% usage share in U.S. and Canada – March 7, 2013
comScore: Google’s Android, Samsung continue to lose U.S. share to Apple’s iOS, iPhone – March 6, 2013
Apple iOS dominates mobile video viewing with 60% share vs. Android’s 32% – February 13, 2013
Android’s Web share down 13% since November; Apple’s iOS now over 60% – February 1, 2013
Android’s unit share growth has not hurt Apple’s profit share – February 26, 2013
Apple iOS dominates mobile video viewing with 60% share vs. Android’s 32% – February 13, 2013
Android’s Web share down 13% since November; Apple’s iOS now over 60% – February 1, 2013
IDC: Apple dominates worldwide tablet market with 43.6% unit share – January 31, 2013
The Android engagement paradox – November 26, 2012
People buy more Android phone units and do less with them vs. Apple’s revolutionary iPhone – November 14, 2012
Study: iPhone users vastly outspent Android users on apps, respond much better to ads – August 20, 2012
Apple utterly dominates mobile device market with 6% market share – and 77% of the profits – August 6, 2012
I think you mean the rest of the world doesn’t care as long as there is Facebook and Angry Birds.
haha good comment – android users seem to need both to feel their platform is better – enjoy then
After users are initially swayed by financially rewarded reps they chose to get a decent phone.
And once JI makes the GUI as elegant as the phone these numbers will swing even more.
you mean SailFish OS… ah so who owns it?
is it an asian (chineses) company?
do you really want that?
not to install paranoia into the conversations; I rather have an all american device running american designed and controlled software – regulating, protecting and securing my things
i think sailfish is a derivative from symbian – nokia abandoned that os – right – for windblows
As I read this I had the end of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture playing in my head with cannons blasting. I wonder why.
Oh yeah! Apple cannons blasting Android into fragmentoids. Inevitable. 😉
Oh, no. I heard on the radio today that only three things are inevitable: death, taxes, and that the Chicago Cubs continue to suck.
Bwahaha! Thank you Greek goddess. 😉