wraggster
March 6th, 2013, 23:06
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/lead.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/comscore-apple-top-us-handset-maker-early-2013/)The latest numbers from ComScore show Apple (http://www.engadget.com/topics/apple/) strengthening its lead as the top US handset maker, with the iPhone (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/) nabbing an estimated 37.8 percent of the market as of January 2013. That's a 3.5-point boost from October (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/comscore-iphone-moved-up-to-34-percent-us-share-in-august/) of last year, putting healthy distance between Cupertino and the number-two smartphone maker, Samsung (http://www.engadget.com/tag/samsung/). That's not to say the Korean giant hasn't grown as well; its estimated 21.4-percent slice of the pie is up a more modest 1.9 points.
Apple's growth on the hardware front naturally has implications on the software side, and indeed this is the first time Android took a hit while iOS grew. According to the survey, Google's OS still maintains a healthy 52.3 percent compared to Apple's 37.8, but it's down 1.3 points while iOS saw a small boost. Where does that leave BlackBerry, Windows Phone and the rest of the gang? Pretty far behind -- as you can see for yourself in the chart below the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/comscore-apple-top-us-handset-maker-early-2013/
Apple's growth on the hardware front naturally has implications on the software side, and indeed this is the first time Android took a hit while iOS grew. According to the survey, Google's OS still maintains a healthy 52.3 percent compared to Apple's 37.8, but it's down 1.3 points while iOS saw a small boost. Where does that leave BlackBerry, Windows Phone and the rest of the gang? Pretty far behind -- as you can see for yourself in the chart below the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/comscore-apple-top-us-handset-maker-early-2013/