comScore counts iPhone users in the US

comScore reported that about 133.7 million Americans have smartphones, of which 38.9% prefer the iPhone.

Moreover, Apple’s share has strengthened by 3.9% over the past three months. Christmas sales contributed to the growth. 

According to Kantar Worldpanel, Apple’s share over the past year, on the contrary, has fallen by 3.5%, although it is 43.5% at the end of February this year (instead of 38.9% at comScore).

According to comScore analysts, Samsung’s share among smartphone manufacturers has grown by only 1% over the past 3 months and now stands at 21.3%. Against this background, the shares of HTC, Motorola and LG in the American smartphone market have slightly decreased.

If we talk about platforms, then here, too, without drastic changes. In three months, the share of Android has decreased by 2% and is 51.7%.