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Android took 40.1 per cent share of US smartphones in use in June

Stuart Dredge
Android took 40.1 per cent share of US smartphones in use in June

comScore stats show Google's OS continuing to expand, mainly at BlackBerry's expense.

By the end of June 2011, Android had a 40.1% share of US smartphones in use, according to comScore's latest mobiLens data.

That's up from a 34.7% share in March 2011. comScore has iPhone in second place with a 26.6% market share in June, up from 25.5% in March.

It's not so good news for BlackBerry, which fell from 27.1% to 23.4% in the same time period, Microsoft's Windows Mobile/Phone operating systems also fell from 7.5% to 5.8% during Q2, with Symbian dipping from 2.3% to 2%.

According to comScore, 78.5 million people in the US owned smartphones during Q2, up 8% from Q1. Meanwhile, it has also published stats for overall mobile subscribers by handset maker, with Samsung top with a 25.3% share, followed by LG (21.3%), Motorola (14.5%), Apple (8.9%) and RIM (7.9%).

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Tags: smartphones , comscore , Android , Market Data

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