US smartphone market: 3Q 2010. Androids 43.6% Apple 26.2% RIM 24.2%

In Q3 2010, the worldwide smart phone market grew an impressive 95% over the same quarter a year ago to 80.9 million shipped units. Nokia retained its leadership position, albeit by a diminished margin, with a 33% share of the market. Apple�s healthy performance this quarter saw it achieve a 17% share worldwide, a little ahead of RIM, which held a 15% share this quarter. In the world�s largest smart phone market, the US, Apple ousted RIM from the top spot, seizing a 26% share as iPhone shipments continued unabated. RIM has also launched its latest generation smart phone, the Torch, though it only saw half a quarter�s shipments in the US. But the plethora of smart phones running the Open Handset Alliance�s (OHA�s) Android platform meant that Canalys� final published country-level data shows that it took the lead in the US market by operating system (OS), with a 44% share.

Source: http://www.canalys.com/pr/2010/r2010111.html

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