comScore has release their numbers for smartphones, handsets and uses for February. Motorola is the top device maker followed by LG, Samsung and RIM. For smartphones BlackBerry is the top maker, followed by Apple, Microsoft with Google’s Android at its heals, followed by Palm. Text messaging is the top use of mobile followed by, browsing, downloading apps, and social networking.
In the 3 month average
ending in February, 234 million Americans age 13 and older were mobile
subscribers, with device manufacturer Motorola ranking as the top OEM at
a 22.3 percent share of U.S. mobile subscribers. LG ranked second with
21.7 percent share, followed by Samsung (21.4 percent share), Nokia (8.7
percent share) and RIM (8.2 percent share).
the U.S. owned smartphones in an average month during the December to
February period, up 21 percent from the three months ending November 2009. RIM was the leading mobile
smartphone platform in the U.S. with 42.1 percent share of U.S.
smartphone subscribers, rising 1.3 percentage points versus the prior
period. Apple ranked second with 25.4 percent share followed by
Microsoft at 15.1 percent, Google at 9.0 percent (up 5.2 percentage
points), and Palm at 5.4 percent. Google’s Android platform continues to
see rapid gains in market share as more Android-compatible devices are
introduced to the market.
In an average month
during the December through February 2010
time period, 64.0 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text messaging
on their mobile device, up 1.9 percentage points versus three months
prior. Browsers were used by 29.4 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up
2.4 percentage points), while subscribers who used downloaded
applications made up 27.5 percent (up 1.8 percentage points). Access of
social networking sites or blogs continued to grow, increasing 2.9
percentage points to 18.0 percent of mobile subscribers.
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Top 3 Total Source: |
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Share (%) of Mobile |
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Nov-09 |
Feb-10 |
Point Change |
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Total Mobile Subscribers |
100.0% |
100.0% |
N/A |
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Motorola |
24.2% |
22.3% |
-1.9 |
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LG |
21.7% |
21.7% |
0.0 |
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Samsung |
21.0% |
21.4% |
0.4 |
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Nokia |
9.3% |
8.7% |
-0.6 |
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RIM |
6.5% |
8.2% |
1.7 |
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Top 3 Total Source: |
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Share (%) of Smartphone |
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Nov-09 |
Feb-10 |
Point Change |
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Total Smartphone Subscribers |
100.0% |
100.0% |
N/A |
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RIM |
40.8% |
42.1% |
1.3 |
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Apple |
25.5% |
25.4% |
-0.1 |
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Microsoft |
19.1% |
15.1% |
-4.0 |
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3.8% |
9.0% |
5.2 |
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Palm |
7.2% |
5.4% |
-1.8 |
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Mobile 3 Total Source: |
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Share (%) of U.S. Mobile |
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Nov-09 |
Feb-10 |
Point Change |
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Total Mobile Subscribers |
100.0% |
100.0% |
N/A |
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Sent text message to another |
62.1% |
64.0% |
1.9 |
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Used browser |
27.0% |
29.4% |
2.4 |
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Used Downloaded Apps |
25.7% |
27.5% |
1.8 |
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Played games |
21.4% |
21.9% |
0.5 |
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Accessed Social Networking |
15.1% |
18.0% |
2.9 |
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Listened to music on mobile |
11.8% |
13.1% |
1.3 |
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