Apple overtakes Android in the US - but only just

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HMSC681SLStP.iIjH.T00A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_hkg10108022.5eb57093459.original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/apple-overtakes-android-us-only-just-163640700.html)The iPhone 6 may well have been the most popular smartphone in terms of sales throughout the US holiday season but despite record-breaking sales, not just in the US but around the globe, Apple's lead over Android was just 0.1%. Apple accounted for 47.4% of all smartphones sold in December in the US and Android for 47.6%. "While the success of the iPhone 6 and 6Plus is unprecedented, this quarter's performance also points to Apple having its strongest portfolio ever. With a range of devices available at different price points in both contract and pre-pay Apple was able to take advantage of a weaker Android offering at the premium end of the market," said Carolina Milanesi, chief of research at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.



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