According to comScore MobiLens service, Samsungis the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.3
percent market share during the three month average period
ending September 2011. Google Android continued to gain ground in the
smartphone market reaching 44.8 percent market share.
comScore ranked
Samsung as the top OEM with 25.3 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers, followed
by LG with 20.6 percent share and Motorola with 13.8 percent share. Apple
strengthened its position at #4 with 10.2 percent share of mobile subscribers
(up 1.3 percentage points), while RIM rounded out the top five with 7.1 percent
share.
In September, 71.1 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text
messaging on their mobile device, up 1.5 percentage points. Browsers were used
by 42.9 percent of subscribers (up 2.8 percentage points), while downloaded
applications were used by 42.5 percent (up 3.0 percentage points).
The survey finds the number of the smartphones users increased 12
percent during the three months ending in September, from the preceding three
month period. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 44.8
percent market share, up 4.6 percentage points from the prior three-month
period. Apple secured the #2 position, growing 0.8 percentage points to account
for 27.4 percent of the smartphone market. RIM ranked third with 18.9 percent
share, followed by Microsoft (5.6 percent) and Symbian (1.8 percent).
comScore also finds accessing of social networking sites or blogs
increased 2.4 percentage points to 31.5 percent of mobile subscribers.
Game-playing was done by 28.8 percent of the mobile audience (up 1.9 percentage
points), while 20.9 percent listened to music on their phones (up 1.9
percentage points).
In June comScore’s report ranked Samsung as the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.3 percent market share
in the U.S. during the three month average period ending June 2011.
comScore recently released results
a study on mobile social media usage based on data from its comScore MobiLens
service, which showed that 72.2 million Americans accessed social networking
sites or blogs on their mobile device in August 2011, an increase of 37 percent
in the past year. The study also provided new insights into how mobile users
interact with social media, finding that more than half read a post from an
organization, brand or event while on their mobile device.
By Telecomlead.com Team
