subject: The Market Share Of Android Phones Increased To 44% In U.s [print this page] The latest survey shows that the advantages of Android smart phones in the U.S. further expanded. The market share reached 43.7%. Apple's iPhone's market share reached 27.3%, while RIM's market share continued to decline.
In the three months by August 31, the sales of number of manufacturers' Android smart phones including Samsung, Motorola, LG, HTC have seen substantial growth. In overall, the sales of Android smart phone rose 5.6 percent and the market share is 43.7%. While in the three months by May 31, the market share is 38.1%.
The data also show that iPhone sales reach 84.5 million units and the market share is 27.3%, higher than the 26.6% of three months ago. BlackBerry's maker RIM's market share fell from 24.7% to 19.7%. Windows Phone 7 smart phone's market share has decreased 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous three months, from 5.8% to 5.7%.
Although the market share of RIM shows a downward trend in, its smart phone sales continued to grow. This is because the smart phone market as a whole show the surge momentum.The data show that in the three months by August 31, the smart mobile phone users are 10% more than the three months by May 31.
At the same time, the rank of the world's top five manufacturers of smart phones has small changes in the past three months. Samsung is reelected the top position, accounting for 25.3% of the total number of users in the U.S. market, edging up 0.5% than three months ago. LG edged down 0.1%, accounting for the U.S. market for 21.0% of the total number of users; Motorola's customers fell from the 15.1% three months before to 14%. Apple increased from 8.7% three months ago to 9.8%, while RIM fell from 8.1% to 7.1%. The proportion of users within three months decreased 1%.
The analyst said that Android and iOS control 71% share of the U.S. smart phone market. In the August of 2011, Google's Android and Apple's iOS further strengthen its dominant position, accounting for 71% of the market share. As of the end of this month, Android smart phones' market share in U.S. is 43.7%, a growth of 5.6% compared with May. During the same period, iOS's share increased from 0.7 to 27.3%. By the end of August, the U.S. smart phone holdings are over 84.5 million units, an increase of 10% compared with the previous quarter.
