comScore: Android’s market share grows in the US, but Samsung down a tick in July
The latest numbers are in from market analysis firm comScore, this time covering the figures as they stood in July. News is mostly good on the Android front, where Google’s mobile OS continues to lead the pack in the US. In fact, the operating system’s share continues to rise north of 50 percent, coming in at 52.2 percent since the last time numbers were tallied in April. While many project Microsoft’s Windows Phone to come on strong in the coming months, the platform’s share actually dropped a hair to 3.6 percent. Apple picked up some ground, growing from 31.4 percent to 33.4.
Taking a hit was Samsung, a company that saw a slight drop off in market share despite the release of their flagship Galaxy S3 handset. The Korean manufacturer’s US market share ended at 25.6 percent, 0.3 percent down from previous figures. The good news is that Samsung retained its position as the number one manufacturer in the US. LG’s share dropped a couple points but the company still managed to rank second just ahead of Apple.
[via comScore]