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Apple becoming the number one phone maker in the U.S. for the first time.

Strategy Analytics reported that Apple had become the number one mobile phone maker in terms of the first four quarters of the year 2012, with a share of 34 per cent is estimated to number 7.17 million as of the second. Samsung's share of 32.3 percent, or about 16.8 million, the third is to LGA as a share of 9 percent, or about 4.7 million.
Although Samsung loses championship in the past four quarters, but Samsung is still considering the producer of the year. With 31.8 percent share to 26.2 percent, compared to Apple's 12.3 percent and LG.

Strategy Analytics said that with the help of the extensive marketing of the Apple iPhone 5 will have a position to win the Samsung occupy this position since 2008, although in this quarter. Samsung continues to perform well, with a market share of up to 5 points compared to the previous year. I can not fight the tide of Apple's soaring higher.
For LG was also the player ranked No. 3 in the market, LG has trouble competing with players like Samsung and Apple in the smart phone with High-End and LG are set to Auto. back this year with a new updated version of the Optimus G 4G LTE Strategy Analytics Linda Sui, analyst said.
There are also reports that mobile phone sales in the U.S. increased 4 percent from last year, reaching 52 million units in the fourth quarter at 50.2 million units compared to the same quarter a year earlier. The cause of this growing demand for smart phones and feature phones 3G 4G much more.

However, despite the growth in the fourth quarter last year as well. But in the last quarter of the year the market has shrunk to 16 percent due to the unstable economic and policy changes to strengthen the network. As a result, shipments for the year, down 11 percent from 186.8 million units in the year 2011 to 166.9 million in 2012.
Also, analysts at NPD also reported that the camps in the U.S. smartphone market. Apple maintains that it is the one with a 39 percent market share, still ranks second Samsung Galaxy S3 will even help increase its market share from 21 percent to 30 percent compared with the fourth quarter. Since 2011 to the 2012.

 Credit techcrunch.com