iPhone snags its highest U.S. market share ever, says report

From CNET News.com: Apple scored a victory in the U.S. with its biggest market share ever, according to data out today from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

Looking at the 12 weeks ending November 25, the research firm pegged Apple's U.S. smartphone share at 53.3 percent, thanks in part to strong sales of the iPhone 5. That number was up from 35.8 percent a year prior. And it's likely to grow.

"Apple has reached a major milestone in the U.S. by passing the 50 percent share mark for the first time, with further gains expected to be made during December," Dominic Sunnebo, Kantar's global consumer insight director, said in a statement.

At the same time, Android's U.S. market share showed a drop to 41.9 percent from 52.9 percent a year prior.

But the picture in Europe wasn't as sunny for Apple. Over the same 12 week period, Samsung continued to reign as the No. 1 smartphone maker with a 44.3 percent share across Europe's top five countries. That left Apple with 25.3 percent of the market and HTC, Sony, and Nokia battling for the third spot.

Overall, Android phones dominated Europe with a 61 percent share, up from 51.8 percent for the same period a year ago.

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