Android is still the top smartphone OS in the US

[PillowSmoke]

 

The latest data from research firm comScore shows that the number one smartphone OS in the US continues to be Android, but it actually saw its market share go down from 52.5 percent in April to 51.5 percent in July.

 

iOS, the number two smartphone OS, saw its market share rise from 41.4 percent to 42.4 percent in the same time frame. Windows Phone is third, going up from 3.3 percent in April to 3.6 percent in July. BlackBerry is fourth and saw its share drop from 2.5 to 2.3 percent. Symbian is fifth, dropping from 0.2 to 0.1 percent.

 

The leading smartphone OEM in the US continues to be Apple, claiming 42.4 percent of the industry's market share in July, up from 41.4 percent in April, Samsung is second with 28.4 percent, up from 27.7 percent. LG is a distant third with 6.4 percent, followed by Motorola at 5.7 percent and HTC at 4.7 percent.

 

173 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones in July, up by three percent compared to April, according to comScore. Facebook, YouTube, Google Play, Google Search, Google Maps, Pandora Radio, Gmail, Instagram, Yahoo Stocks and Facebook Messenger were the top 10 smartphone apps used by U.S. residents in July.

 

Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/android-still-top-smartphone-os-us-according-comscore

[Sidiox]

Android has many manufacturers and iOS has 1, so yeah not really surprising

Although Samsung does have an hugeee market share, way more then I expected tbh, I'm not too sure that that is good

[Aniallation]

Good

[RelentlessAF]

I've always wanted to try the ubuntu mobile OS.

[_ASSASSIN_]

HELL YEAH SYMBIAN BROOOO

[Guest Kloaked]

Damn right.

[Builder]

I've always wanted to try the ubuntu mobile OS.

It's not available yet

[qwertywarrior]

I've always wanted to try the ubuntu mobile OS.

if u have a nexus device

u can

[smjpl]

Android has many manufacturers and iOS has 1, so yeah not really surprising

 

This

 

 

Although Samsung does have an hugeee market share, way more then I expected tbh, I'm not too sure that that is good

 

 

and this.

[razor767]

I thought Samsung had a bigger market share than Apple, maybe I'm thinking of worldwide. 

[Bsmith]

not really surprising if you see that android is used by dozens of manufacturs and IOS by a single one, where apple leads then.

But I am willing to see is the marketshare on OS type and version, that would basicly give a give of how up-to-date or outdated phones actually are.

[RelentlessAF]

It's not available yet

D; oh god, why.

[RelentlessAF]

if u have a nexus device

u can

I have a OnePlus One ;(

[SethAFitzgerald]

This probably isn't going to change anytime soon unless Apple suddenly lets people manufacturer iOS phone (it is not going to.)

 

It's not quite a market share stat that matters too much, as Android is clearly going to come out on top with its dozen or so manufacturers. 

 

Apple vs Samsung market share is the sort of thing that matters a bit more. 

[Builder]

D; oh god, why.

They launched it on IndieGoGo and failed so now it's just sort of in limbo.

 

If there's one thing that would make me switch from Apple products though it would be a really nicely integrated Linux experience across platforms with open hardware down to the HDL files for the silicon. That will never happen, though one can hope and I'd like to think I could do something like that some day.

[RelentlessAF]

They launched it on IndieGoGo and failed so now it's just sort of in limbo.

 

If there's one thing that would make me switch from Apple products though it would be a really nicely integrated Linux experience across platforms with open hardware down to the HDL files for the silicon. That will never happen, though one can hope and I'd like to think I could do something like that some day.

One can dream.

[Builder]

One can dream.

Indeed.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM8GiNGcXuM

[jaggysnake57]

the thing that gets me about this is all the fanboys that hate apple and say that there phone is for hipsters and people that dont know any better....im sorry but 42% market share with 3 phones thats amazing..........clearly there doing something right!

[murratri]

Damn straight!

[ZombieMan762]

Market share doesn't really mean much. Here is the real stat that matters: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-smartphone-profit-share-2014-2

 

 

 

 

[Deletive]

ooo interesting.

[StingBull]

They launched it on IndieGoGo and failed so now it's just sort of in limbo.

 

But that campaign wasn't actually for the OS itself, it was for that specific phone. Ubuntu Edge. In all honesty had the campaign succeeded I think we would have another OnePlus One in our hands (too much demand, not enough supply) but damn that was a good phone.

[Builder]

But that campaign wasn't actually for the OS itself, it was for that specific phone. Ubuntu Edge. In all honesty had the campaign succeeded I think we would have another OnePlus One in our hands (too much demand, not enough supply) but damn that was a good phone.

I realize, but they don't have downloads (or source) as far as I can tell.

[BallGum]

To be expected. Apple does make the most profit though, considering they have a huge market share and sell hardware, compared to Google's Android having a huge market share yet only giving software.