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Apple iPhone Still America’s Favorite; Samsung Lags Slightly Behind

According to Parks Associates, Samsung follows Apple with a 31% US smartphone market share and is the most popular Android original equipment manufacturer (OEM). LG is on the third position, with a 10% market share. Other OEMs such as Taiwan’s HTC and Motorola have a contribution of 5% and 4%, respectively, in the US smartphone sales. The OEMs categorized as “Other” include emerging players such as OnePlus and Huawei, which collectively command about the same market share as LG.

From the article "Apple iPhone Still America’s Favorite; Samsung Lags Slightly Behind" by Bilal Kamran.

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