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iOS gains some U.S. market share

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 02 Aug 2012 1:53

iOS gains some U.S. market share While Android remains the dominant force, it was actually iOS that saw the biggest percentage jump in June.
The figures come via comScore, who posts every quarter. Android devices control 51.6 percent market share, up from 51 percent last quarter. Apple saw a larger jump, from 30.7 percent to 32.4 percent.

RIM's BlackBerry platform fell from 12.3 percent to 10.7 percent, continuing its half-decade long decline. Microsoft's Windows Phone dipped from 3.9 percent to 3.8 percent. Symbian finished up at 0.9 percent.

As expected, Samsung was the top phone maker by share, at 25.6 percent. LG was in second at 18.8 percent and Apple came in third at 15.4 percent. Motorola swooped in at 11.7 percent and HTC grew slightly to 6.4 percent.

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