Category: Market

Historical coverage of the PC and Apple tech market by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

iPhone Number One Mobile Handset in Q4 2011, but Android Attracts More First-Time Smartphone Buyers – NPD Group

According to the market research firm NPD Group,, Apple leaped past Samsung and LG to become the best-selling U.S. handset brand in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2011, during which the company launched its the iPhone 4S and added Sprint to its carriers, Apple’s three available iPhone models combined captured 43 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in Q4. “Attracted by a faster processor, improved […]