ComScore: Smartphone market is strengthening in the U.S

Apple and Samsung are the names still dominate the smartphone market, Android and iOS is still the platform leading the research results have been published recently comScore.

According to the latest comScore report the results ended last May, Apple remains the top smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. with 39.2%, up 0.3% from the previous quarter, Samsung accounted for the 2nd place with 23%, up 1.7%.

 
 (Credit: ComScore)
(Credit: ComScore) 
In contrast to the growth of Samsung or Apple, although standing respectively at # 3, 4, 5, but HTC, Motorola and LG have negative growth. With 8.7%, HTC came in third place with 8.7%, down 0.6% from the previous quarter. Ally with HTC, Motorola also has a similar decrease, while 7.8%. No. 5 is LG with 6.7%, down 0.1%.

 
 (Credit: ComScore) 

On the platform OS, Google's Android and Apple's iOS is still leading and second with 52.4% and 39.2%, 0.7% and 0.3% respectively. Despite standing at third, the BlackBerry mobile operating system is the largest decline in the top 5 with 0.6%. Microsoft's mobile platform and Nokia's Symbian has also decreased to 0.2% quarterly and 0.1% to 3% and 0.4% respectively.

Generally in the U.S., tend to opt for a smartphone instead of feature phones is increasing. Also the results of this study, comScore said there are 141 million Americans are using smartphones.