Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is continuing to make progress in the smartphone marketplace, at least according to the latest numbers from comScore. In the three-month period that ended in April, while the smartphone marketplace as a whole in the U.S. grew again, only the Apple iOS platform saw an increase in market share from the quarter that ended in January.
The overall market leader, Android by Google Inc, lost ground from 52.3 percent of the market to 52 percent, despite gaining 4.2 million subscribers (from 67.7 million to 72 million). The third-place OS, BlackBerry by Research In Motion Ltd, saw the largest drop among the top platforms, as the company feel from 5.9 percent of the market to 5.1 percent, which meant it lost about half a million subscribers, from 7.6 million in January to about 7.1 million in April. In fourth place is Windows Phone by Microsoft Corporation, which lost marginally in market share from 3.1 percent to 3 percent but it gained about 150,000 subscribers, from 4.01 million to about 4.16 million.
Among handsets, Apple Inc. continues to lead the market with 39-percent share, followed by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. with 22 percent, though Apple did widen its lead from January. Three months earlier, Apple led Samsung by 16.4 percentage points; now it leads by 16.8 points.
Let us know your thoughts about this latest market share report in the comments section below. If Apple gains in a three-month period where it had no new smartphones launched, what could this say for Apple Inc. and for Google Inc when Android cannot pull away during a down time?
