iPhone Accounts For Nearly 30 Percent Of All US Smartphone Subscribers
February 8, 2012
We're a big fan of industry surveys and subscriber/sales analyses 'round these parts. Done correctly, they give an invaluable snapshot of what's what and who's who in the wireless world. And, for the quarter ending December 2011, research firm comScore -- like clockwork -- has released the latest figures making up US marketshare.
In terms of smartphone OSes in popular use, comScore found that, as usual, Google's Android is leading the charge at 47.3 percent (up 2.5 points), while Apple comes in at 29.6 percent (up 2.2 points). Amazingly, for all its troubles of late, RIM still commands 16 percent of the market, but it fell another two points over the holiday season and seems well on its way to a portfolio fire sale.
Adding in non-smartphones, Apple's numbers are naturally a bit lower, but the Cupertino powerhouse still accounts for 12.4 percent (and rising!) of all US mobile subscribers. When you consider the vast amount of varying models and price points coming from its competitors, it's pretty fascinating how the iPhone -- a single device model with a yearly release schedule -- is able to so easily stay on top. On a per model (and even model family) basis, it's not even close: iPhone is the most sought-after, bestselling handset in the US -- and the world!
No wonder those "app economy" jobs are on the rise.
