One in 10 US mobile phone users having an iPhone

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 (Xinhua): About one in 10 mobile phone subscribers in the United States is now using an Apple iPhone, said a new survey released yesterday. Latest survey results from research firm comScore showed that for the three-month period ending in October, Apple remained the No. 4 handset maker in the US with its share of mobile subscribers rising to 10.8 per cent from 9.5 per cent in the previous three months. Among the top five mobile phone brands in the US market, Apple is the only one that saw its market share increase in the quarter, according to the survey. Samsung was still the top handset manufacturer with 25.5 per cent of US mobile subscribers, followed by LG and Motorola taking the second and third place with 20.6 per cent and 13.6 per cent of share respectively. Research in Motion (RIM), maker of Blackberry, ranked No. 5 with a share of 6.6 per cent. Except Apple, market shares of the other four brands remained unchanged or dropped from the previous quarter. Apple's gain in the quarter might be driven by the introduction of new model iPhone 4S which went on sale on Oct. 14, and the addition of Sprint as a carrier in the US market, some analysts said.