iOS Continues Closing the Gap on Android in the U.S.

Apple's iOS continues to steadily close the gap on Google's Android, according a comScore report that identifies key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for July 2013. Examining the three month period ending July, 2013 compared to the three month period ending April, 2013, iOS increased 1.2% in market share while Android decreased 0.2%, BlackBerry decreased 0.8%, and Symbian decreased 0.2%.

Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 40 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52 percent platform market share. Google Sites ranked as the top mobile media property, while Facebook was the top individual app.

Smartphone OEM Market Share
143.3 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (60 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in July, up 3 percent since April. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 40.4 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 1.2 percentage points from April). Samsung ranked second with 24.1 percent market share (up 2.1 percentage points), followed by HTC with 8 percent, Motorola with 6.9 percent and LG with 6.8 percent.


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