comScore: Apple is largest OEM, Android most popular mobile OS in the US

08 October, 2015
A total of 191.1 million people in the US own a smartphone in the three month period ending in August, resulting in a 77.1% mobile market penetration.

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  • 26 Oct 2015

indigold , 09 Oct 2015thought I should edit ur post. CRAPPLE WILL RULE SAMSUNG IN... moreyou got to understand one thing about americans or the world. They don't always buy products that are "home made". Americans are buying more playstations this generation compared to Xboxes. They are buying Toyotas and Hondas in huge quantity. They are buying more bmws than cadillacs. It's all about cash and fashion. People who have the cash would buy iphones 8 times out of 10 (1.5 for Samsung high end, 0.5 for other brands), people who are image-conscious would get iphones 9.99/10, simply because apple is a premium brand, while Samsung is the Walmart of phones.

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    • 13 Oct 2015

    indigold , 09 Oct 2015thought I should edit ur post. CRAPPLE WILL RULE SAMSUNG IN... moreNo Samsuck is garbage, no one buys except you want new phone in 6 months :P

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      • 12 Oct 2015

      Peace, 11 Oct 2015Because many people think what's right for them should be r... moreLet the OS war commence. we all know android is superior in every aspect and as soon as people realise this the market share changes...

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        • 11 Oct 2015

        obalia73, 10 Oct 2015Just some stupid questions! Why is it that so many people a... moreBecause many people think what's right for them should be right for others - they have utter disrespect for other people's choices. These people (in fact this whole OS war) MUST BE STOPPED.

        There is no phone (or anything else) that is suited for everyone - to each their own.

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          • 11 Oct 2015

          euh facebook app?, 09 Oct 2015Euh why would I use a facebook app if I can just use my web... moreApps have better functionality (notifications, etc.), and are generally supposed to be more user friendly on a mobile device, and take less data. Just use the YouTube app and compare it with the YouTube website.

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            • 11 Oct 2015

            AnonD-405901, 09 Oct 2015Apple will rule Samsuck no matter what ;)indeed baby ;)

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              • 10 Oct 2015

              pt020, 10 Oct 2015With Sony phones you can instal or move apps to the Micro... morei know..tell it to the other guy...

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                • 10 Oct 2015

                Anonymous, 10 Oct 2015you know apple is just headquartered in the usa right , eve... moreyeah exactly, you can even see it at the back of an iPhone.. :)

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                  • 10 Oct 2015

                  Jarret, 09 Oct 2015Poor Samsung and for the world, AppleSucks is still leadingIt is leading only in the US.

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                    • 10 Oct 2015

                    dude, 09 Oct 2015" (especially in Android which can only install apps on int... moreWith Sony phones you can instal or move apps to the Micro SD card.

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                      • 10 Oct 2015

                      Just some stupid questions! Why is it that so many people always try and throw crap
                      at each other. If the article is about Apple mostly Samsung people like to say something stupid or bad about Apple. Same goes for Apple fans when it comes to Android phones and more for Samsung phones than for other Android brands. My friends consists of Iphone and Samsung owners mostly and they could not care less about what phones other people has. As long as people is happy with their phone and feel it was worth the price of buying them why should other people care? All phones or phone operating systems doesn't suit all people.
                      Be happy with the phones you have and care less about what other people use. Because no one can tell me what phone to use or like.
                      Obalia73

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 10 Oct 2015

                        I'm a rich bitch too, 09 Oct 2015Nonetheless it is IMHO very applaudable that a large commun... moreyou know apple is just headquartered in the usa right , everything else is done in china

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                          • 09 Oct 2015

                          I didn't know Apple counts as an OEM. The M stands for manufacturer. What does Apple manufacture?

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                            • 09 Oct 2015

                            euh facebook app?, 09 Oct 2015Euh why would I use a facebook app if I can just use my web... more" (especially in Android which can only install apps on internal storage) " yEah especially android because aj o s can do that really good on sd cards right? ...

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                              • 09 Oct 2015

                              I am a rich bitch, 09 Oct 2015"...They somehow believe they work for apple when they buy ... moreNonetheless it is IMHO very applaudable that a large community of US residents stick to a US product from an US corporation. Samsung after all is a NON-US company. Just as the majority of Android handset-developpers nowadays. In that respect I find it weird that no more Motorola Android phones had been sold in the US. Motorola which after all was one o/t main innovators of cellular technology but is now shoved off to some Chinese faceless fab. Sad really. IMHO US residents should be more proud of their tech and indeed embrace US companies for as long as possible. If that means going Apple.... then why not?

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                                • 09 Oct 2015

                                Euh why would I use a facebook app if I can just use my webbrowser to do the same. Especially since I can put bookmarks on my homescreen now?

                                I'm probably too stupid to understand this so perhaps some smarter people in here can enlighten me? Why would you use a separate app that uses valuable storage space (especially in Android which can only install apps on internal storage) if you can just as well use your webbrowser to do the same?

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                                  • 09 Oct 2015

                                  AfterBurner, 09 Oct 2015It's funny how all Apple fans are capable of talking about ... more"...They somehow believe they work for apple when they buy a phone...."

                                  Nope it's not that. They somehow believe they got a membershipcard to the club of the "rich and famous" if they have an iPhone.

                                  Anyway, if 44% of all US people can buy these ridiculously expensive phones then it's clearly going quite well with the economy. Perhaps someone can explain to me why I don't get more interest-rate at the banks on my savings?

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                                    • 09 Oct 2015

                                    Anonymous, 09 Oct 2015Poor Microsoft can't catch a break with a drop in what was ... moreServes them right for killing Nokia.
                                    Now let's stick with Windows 7 just to annoy the hell out of them or else... Mint... here I come >:->

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                                      • 09 Oct 2015

                                      AnonD-448023, 09 Oct 2015Android share: 51.7, Google Play share: 52.1, hmm, does Goo... moreProbably some lost souls trying to download PC games through Play (in their webbrowser) :-)

                                      As someone mentioned that not all Android phones have Google's store (Nokia X anyone) but that should mean that Play's percentage should be LESS compared to marketshare not more. I think these companies like comscore etc. are as crazy as a bat and are completely clueless. IMHO they just throw darts or make these figures up.

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                                        • 09 Oct 2015

                                        dude, 09 Oct 2015because nobody uses it...Makes sense.