comScore reports on market and OS marketshare in the US for Q2

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Samsung is solidifying its place as the top phone maker in the US (note: counting both feature phones and smartphones) with 25.3%, up 0.8% compared to the previous quarter. Apple overtook RIM in Q2 and now sits in 4th place. Apple also grew the most quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), a full percent, reaching 8.9% of market share.

Top Mobile OEMs 3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 Total U.S. Mobile Subscribers (Smartphone & Non-Smartphone) Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Mobile Subscribers
	Mar-11	Jun-11	Point Change
Total Mobile Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Samsung	24.5%	25.3%	0.8
LG	20.9%	21.3%	0.4
Motorola	15.8%	14.5%	-1.3
Apple	7.9%	8.9%	1.0
RIM	8.4%	7.9%	-0.5

Not surprisingly, iOS overtook BlackBerry OS and seized second place in US OS popularity with 26.6%. Android, however, it's well ahead with 40.1%, widening the gap between it and iOS. Meanwhile, Microsoft's presence in mobile phones continued to decline and Symbian is on its last two percent.

The smartphone market in the US grew 8% QoQ. The top three OSes (Android, iOS, BB OS) control a hair over 90% of the US smartphone market share, leaving very little room for Windows or Symbian.

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
	Mar-11	Jun-11	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Google	34.7%	40.1%	5.4
Apple	25.5%	26.6%	1.1
RIM	27.1%	23.4%	-3.7
Microsoft	7.5%	5.8%	-1.7
Symbian	2.3%	2.0%	-0.3

As far as what Americans do with their phones, all the major categories saw an increase. By far, the most popular activity is texting, followed by browsing and using apps, which nearly tied for second place.

Mobile Content Usage 3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 Total U.S. Mobile Subscribers (Smartphone & Non-Smartphone) Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Mobile Subscribers
	Mar-11	Jun-11	Point Change
Total Mobile Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Sent text message to another phone	68.6%	69.6%	1.0
Used browser	38.6%	40.1%	1.5
Used downloaded apps	37.3%	39.5%	2.2
Accessed social networking site or blog	27.3%	29.1%	1.8
Played Games	25.7%	26.9%	1.2
Listened to music on mobile phone	17.9%	19.0%	1.1

Source:http://www.gsmarena.com/comscore_reports_on_market_and_os_marketshare_in_the_us_for_q2-news-2965.php