For the first time, more iPhones are being used in the US than any other smartphone. The analytics firm cites data from Counterpoint Research and In June, the iPhone surpassed the entire Android ecosystem, claiming 50 percent of the US market. Apple thus achieved its highest share of the US smartphone market to date. Apple achieved the milestone behind the iPhone’s “active install base,” a metric that considers everyone who uses an iOS device after purchasing a used device.
In the early days of the iPhone, iOS (then known as iPhone OS) was nowhere near 50 percent of the market. At the time, companies like BlackBerry, Nokia and Motorola dominated the smartphone space. By 2010, two years after its debut, Android surpassed iOS and claimed the largest installed base. Since then, Google’s mobile operating system has been a dominant force in the global smartphone market, with data set to capture more than 70 percent of the market by 2022. .
Google probably doesn’t need to worry. After all, the iPhone has always had a bigger presence in the US than in other markets. However, the company will likely investigate the situation more closely. said Jeff Feldak, director of research at Counterpoint Mal. Up to this point, Apple has dominated the premium smartphone market Q2 2022The iPhone accounts for 57 percent of all sales in this segment and shows no signs of slowing down.
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