Apple Inc. (AAPL) increased its market share among top handset
makers in the U.S. during the three months ended in January, while
Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android platform expanded its lead in the U.S.
smartphone market, according to industry tracker comScore Inc.
(SCOR).
ComScore's latest survey, which included more than 30,000 mobile
subscribers, comes amid tight competition in the sector.
In the hanset market, No. 4 Apple continued to to see its share
increase as bigger players Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY,
005930.SE), LG Electronics Inc. (066570.SE) and Motorola Mobility
Holdings Inc. (MMI) reported declines. Apple's share gained 2
percentage points to 12.8%. No. 1 handset maker Samsung saw its
market share slip 0.1 percentage point to 25.4%, while LG's share
slipped 0.9 percentage point to 19.7%, and Motorola's share fell
0.4% to 13.2%. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM,
RIM.T) share remained unchanged at 6.6%.
In the smartphone segment, No. 1 Google and No. 2 Apple
continued to gain market share at the expense of rivals including
former market leader Research-in-Motion and Motorola--which is
being acquired by Google.
Google's share rose by 2.3 percentage points to 48.6%, while
Apple increased by 1.4 percentage points to 29.5%.
Research-in-Motion again saw the biggest decline, falling 2
percentage points to 15.2%.
-By Nathalie Tadena, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-3287;
nathalie.tadena@dowjones.com