{"id":1632397,"date":"2022-09-04T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T12:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1632397"},"modified":"2022-09-04T08:04:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T12:04:09","slug":"apple-surpasses-android-in-us-iphone-now-accounts-for-50-percent-of-smartphone-market-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-surpasses-android-in-us-iphone-now-accounts-for-50-percent-of-smartphone-market-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Surpasses Android in US, iPhone Now Accounts for 50 Percent of Smartphone Market Share"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapple-surpasses-android-in-us-iphone-now-accounts-for-50-percent-of-smartphone-market-share%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1632397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As Apple\u00a0gears up to launch the next iteration of its iPhone, new data suggests the flagship product is dominating the smartphone market in the United States, surpassing Android devices.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happened<\/h2>\n<p>iPhone\u2019s share of the U.S. smartphone market touched the 50 percent-mark for the first time since the product was launched in 2007, the Financial Times reported, citing data from Counterpoint Research.<\/p>\n<p>While iPhone\u2019s market share stood at 50 percent in the June quarter, smartphones powered by Alphabet, Inc.\u2019s \u00a0Android operating system made up the remaining half. These were from manufacturers including Samsung and Lenovo Group Limited, the FT report stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperating systems are like religions\u2014never significant changes. But over the past four years the flow has consistently been Android to iOS,\u201d Jeff Fieldhack, senior research director at Counterpoint, reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, which used data from NPD Group, Android made its debut in 2008, a year after the iOS-powered iPhone. By 2010, Android had quickly risen to the top of the market. Before Android reached the pinnacle, Apple was not the market leader and ranked behind the now-obscure Nokia, Motorola, Windows, and Blackberry.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It\u2019s Important<\/h2>\n<p>Apple\u2019s CFO Lucas Maestri said in the June quarter earnings release that the installed base of active devices for the company has risen to an all-time high in every geographic segment and product category. Analysts\u2019 optimism concerning Apple hinges on its record-installed base of devices.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 7, Apple has scheduled a hardware launch event in Cupertino, California, during which it is widely anticipated that the company would introduce the newest version of the iPhone. The iPhone 14 will probably have significant camera enhancements, and one of the variants might even have a satellite communication feature.<\/p>\n<p><em>By\u00a0Shanthi Rexaline<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 2022 The Epoch Times. The Epoch Times does not provide investment advice. 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