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Samsung battling to cling to its mobile market share

08/11/201508/08/2015 Jesse Collins

The tremendous growth and successes of the smartphones may not be as glittery for the tech giant in coming years. Over the last four years, Samsung Electronics has been able to enjoy a massive amount of success and growth in its mobile market share, particularly due to its Galaxy smartphones. It has been a primary rival for Apple in the smartphone marketplace and has made billions in that spot. That said, it is becoming increasingly clear that holding onto its position in the mobile market may not be quite as…

Mobile market now sees 70 percent American smartphone penetration

07/22/201407/19/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

Recent data is showing that in the United States, these devices are taking over the cell phone space. comScore has now released its most recent data that is gleaned from its own MobiLens and Mobile Metrix, which has managed to provide a considerable amount of insight regarding the American smartphone and overall mobile market and the direction that it has been taking since May of this year. The findings have been quite interesting, particularly in terms of the penetration of smartphones in the U.S. What the comScore report indicated was…

Mobile commerce market share report reveals changes

07/05/201307/02/2013 John Montgallo

Android and iPhone appear to be taking on a larger proportion of the marketplace while others struggle. comScore has now released the results of its latest study, which are indicating that there have been some changes in the mobile commerce market share over the last few months. The report includes data from the statistics collected throughout May of this year. The projections that comScore has released have indicated that about 59 percent of the subscribers to cellular service in the United States have smartphones. This is close to, but not…

Apple iOS and Android hold 91 percent of the mobile market

03/11/201203/10/2012 L. Green

New Jumptap network data has shown that Apple iOS and Android, combined, comprise 91 percent of the mobile operating system market. This information is based on the over 95 million monthly users of the Jumptap network – a targeted mobile advertising firm – and shows that both types of OS achieved new records in January 2012. It was published within the company’s February MobileSTAT. Android managed to reach a 58.8 percent market share, while iOS came to a 32.2 percent level. On the other hand, BlackBerry dropped to its own…