2 of 3 Americans buy a smartphone, Android continues to lead

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By Gaurav Shukla | Updated: 13 July 2012 13:18 IST
The smartphone growth is not showing any signs of slowing, as two thirds of the new mobile buyers are opting for smartphones, a Nielsen report revealed.

According to the research firm, 54.9 per cent of the US mobile subscribers owned a smartphone as of June 2012 and 2 out of 3 Americans chose a smartphone instead of a feature phone as their new purchase in the last three months.

On the operating system front, Android continues to lead the smartphone market in the U.S., with over 51.8% using an Android smartphone. On the other hand, around 34.3% of smartphone owners use an Apple iPhone, while RIM holds on to about 8.1 per cent share.

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Apple continues to be the biggest smartphone manufacturer with 34pc share followed by Samsung and HTC at 17.5 pc and 17.4pc market share respectively.

 

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