"Q3 US Smartphone Market Share... Apple 42%, Samsung 35%"

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Samsung Electronics narrowed the smartphone market share gap with Apple to single digits in the U.S. market in the third quarter of this year.

According to the smartphone market report by market research firm Counterpoint Research on the 4th, Apple's market share in the U.S. market in the third quarter was the highest at 42%, followed by Samsung Electronics at 35%. Next were Motorola at 8%, TCL at 5%, and OnePlus at 3%.

Compared to the same period last year, Apple increased by 3 percentage points, and Samsung Electronics rose by 5 percentage points. Samsung Electronics recorded its highest quarterly market share since 32% in the first quarter of last year, narrowing the gap between the two companies, which had been in double digits since 2020, to single digits.

Jeff Fieldhack, a researcher at Counterpoint Research, analyzed, "Despite supply shortages, the Apple iPhone 13 accounted for 17% of total U.S. sales in the third quarter," adding, "Samsung Electronics also successfully launched its recent foldable series and increased sales of low-priced 5G phones with the Galaxy A32 5G model."

Motorola is understood to have taken over the market share of LG Electronics, which withdrew from the market, securing third place.

The overall U.S. smartphone market grew by 1% compared to the same period last year. Counterpoint Research explained, "Despite ongoing semiconductor supply, Apple, Samsung Electronics, and Motorola secured sufficient quantities, increasing their market shares and driving the overall market recovery."

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