Apple, Samsung have won the smartphone market, losers retreat

By | January 16, 2014

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Like Coke and Pepsi in the cola market, the U.S. smartphone market has been reduced to two dominant brands — Apple (AAPL) and Samsung. Apple and Samsung combined for 68% of smartphones in use in the U.S. in the fourth quarter, up from 57% in Q4 2012, the NPD Group reported Thursday. Of the two, Apple’s iPhone is the clear No. 1 in the U.S. with 42% market share, vs. 26% for Samsung’s Google (GOOG) Android-based smartphones, a consumer survey by Scalper1 News

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