Mobile phone shipments in the US grew by 6% to reach 47 million units during the third quarter of 2008, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.
The research showed that Samsung outperformed, making it the market leader in the US for the first time.
“Attractive bundling schemes from operators, healthy subsidies and aggressive pre-stocking by distributors ahead of the holiday season helped to lift volumes,” said Neil Mawston, director
at Strategy Analytics.
According to the research firm, Samsung registered 22.4% marketshare in the US during Q3 2008, enabling it to reach first position for the first time in its history.
Other findings indicated that RIM maintained a double-digit marketshare for the second straight quarter and Apple reached 6th position in the US during Q3.