Who are the leaders in US smartphone mkt?

NEW YORK, USA: Research In Motion (RIM) lost some ground as the most popular smartphone platform while Apple Inc carved out a bigger chunk of the mobile market, according to comScore's latest report on the U.S. phone industry for the three months ended in November.

As of November, 234 million Americans use mobile devices. Here is a look at the market share of the telecom players in the US:

Market share (per cent)  Change since August

Samsung         23.6          0.9

LG                 21.2          -0.3

Motorola         18.8          -1.8

RIM                 9.0          -0.2

Nokia               7.6           -0.4

Apple               6.6            0.8

Smartphone Platform Market Share (61.5 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones)

Market share (per cent)  Change since August

RIM               33.5                       -4.1

Google           26.0                        6.4

Apple             25.0                        0.8

Microsoft        9.0                        -1.8

Palm              3.9                         -0.7

Top Smartphones                                  

Market share (per cent)

RIM - BlackBerry Curve 8530        4.9

RIM - BlackBerry Curve 8330        4.5

Apple - iPhone 4 16GB                4.2

Motorola - Droid                        4.0 

Apple - iPhone 3G S 32GB           3.9

Apple - iPhone 3G 8GB               3.4

Apple - iPhone 3G S 16GB          3.3

Apple - iPhone 3G 16GB             3.0

RIM - BlackBerry Bold 9700         2.2

Apple - iPhone 4 32GB              2.2

(Source: comScore)