Apple, Google Gain; RIM, Microsoft, Symbian Lose in 2nd Quarter

The U.S. mobile operating system was a tale of two markets in the quarter ended June 2011, as Google's Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 40.1 percent market share, up 5.4 percentage points. Apple strengthened its #2 position with 26.6 percent of the smartphone market, up 1.1 percentage points from the prior reporting period. Those were the winners.

Research in Motion, Microsoft and Symbian all lost share.

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
	Mar-11	Jun-11	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Google	34.7%	40.1%	5.4
Apple	25.5%	26.6%	1.1
RIM	27.1%	23.4%	-3.7
Microsoft	7.5%	5.8%	-1.7
Symbian	2.3%	2.0%	-0.3

June 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share