ComScore report cites Motorola, RIM as U.S. leaders

Mar 2, 2010 12:38 PM

             
Despite the hullabaloo about Android and innumerable iPhone apps, RIM remains the leading mobile smartphone operating system in the United States, according to comScore's research.

Despite the hullabaloo about Android and innumerable iPhone apps, RIM remains the leading mobile smartphone operating system in the United States, according to comScore's research.

Researcher comScore released data from its MobiLens service for the fourth quarter of 2010, ranking the leading OEM manufacturers and smartphone mobile OS platforms in the United States according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older. The report found Motorola to be the top handset manufacturer, with 23.5 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms, with 41.6 percent market share. For OEMs, LG ranked second with 21.9 percent share, followed by Samsung (21.2 percent share), Nokia (9.2 percent share) and RIM (7.0 percent share).




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