Apple loses smartphone market share as Chinese vendors gain in Q3 - Gartner

Apple's iPhone shipments increased by 23 percent over the same period last year, but the company's share of the worldwide smartphone market still slipped as competition, particularly from China, grew at a faster rate, according to a new industry report.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 59

Apple, Samsung lengthen US smartphone marketshare lead in Q3

The latest smartphone statistics from research firm comScore were published today, revealing Apple and Samsung to be the only two top-five manufacturers to show growth in the U.S. market.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 12

Apple earned more than Samsung, LG, Nokia, Huawei, Lenovo & Motorola's mobile shipments combined

With sales of "just" 33.8 million iPhones, Apple earned more than Samsung's entire mobile unit (which includes PCs, netbooks and tablets) plus the mobile phone hardware divisions of LG, Nokia, Huawei, Lenovo and Motorola, too.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 213

Smartphones now account for 56% of US market, Apple's iPhone at 25% share

Smartphones are now the predominant type of cellular phone in the United States, accounting for more than half according to a new poll, while Apple's iPhone leads all other devices among smartphone owners.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 35

Apple's iPhone holds 40% share of US smartphone market

The iPhone has kept Apple in the number one spot among manufacturers for the U.S. smartphone market yet again, with Apple's bestselling device actually growing its share from the previous quarter.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 34

iPhone, iPad, iPod among top four mobile devices, driving 39% of ad impressions

Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are three of the top four mobile devices in use worldwide, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all mobile ad impressions, according to new figures out from Millennial Media.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 25

Apple's iOS grows mobile browsing share in US to dominant 65%

Apple's iOS has widened its lead over Google's Android in terms of mobile Web traffic share in the U.S., reaching 65 percent of the market, according to new data.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 52

Apple's iPhone grows to 43% share among US smartphones

Apple's iPhone continues to expand on its lead as the most popular smartphone in the U.S., taking more than 40 percent of the American market, according to new figures from Kantar.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 92

Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time, while Apple's iPhone loses market share - Gartner

Despite moving 3 million more iPhones in the second quarter of 2013 than in the same period last year, Apple's share of the overall smartphone market shank more than 4 percent, while total smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time worldwide, according to new data from research firm Gartner.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 76

Apple, Samsung top Q2 smartphone shipments, but Chinese vendors growing

Apple and Samsung continue to tower over all other smartphone manufacturers, according to a new study, but a number of Chinese vendors are making some headway as they have home-field advantage in the world's most populous nation.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 21

Apple takes 53% of smartphone profits, Samsung at 50%, remainder lose money

Apple remains the most profitable company in the smartphone industry, though its lead over rival Samsung is shrinking, as just 3 percentage points separated the two companies during the second quarter of calendar 2013.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 61

Apple's iOS maintains dominance over Android with 63% mobile browsing share

New mobile Web browsing data shows that iOS users remain far more active on the Internet than their Android counterparts, with Apple's devices accounting for nearly two-thirds of all domestic mobile website traffic.

Michael Harper 12 years ago 28

Smartphone upgrades slowing as Apple is rumored to be prepping low-cost iPhone

Evidence continues to mount that the market for high-end smartphones in the U.S. may have reached a saturation point, meaning that a mid-range iPhone offering from Apple could be the best way for the Cupertino company to ensure future growth.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 58

Apple holds 39% of US smartphone market, far ahead of Samsung's 23%

Apple's iPhone increased its lead in the United States smartphone market through the end of May, inching toward a 40 percent share, while the other major competitors outside of Samsung lost share.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 126

Apple's iPhone still tops Japan, but discounts give Sony a big boost

Apple's iPhone may hold the top spot among smartphones in the Japanese market, but a recent push by Sony and a major carrier has its Xperia handsets rushing up the sales charts.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 18

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