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Samsung Closing In On Apple In The US

Parks Associates's latest report on the sate of the US mobile market reveals a few interesting facts. Perhaps most intriguing is the reduced gap between the two titans in the realm - Apple and Samsung. The former currently controls 40% of the local mobile market, but the Korean giant is quickly catching up with 31%.

From the article "Samsung Closing In On Apple In The US" by www.gsmarena.com

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