The latest market data, which Business Korea said was provided by Counterpoint Research from Hong Kong, showed that bannered by the GS7 Samsung captured 28.8 percent of the us smartphone market by the end of March 2016.
IPhone 7 is expected to stick to Apple's September release date, however, Cupertino might possibly change this date in a bid to stay close to the dashing Samsung as far as the US smartphone market is concerned. On the contrary, the release of Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge seems to be at the heart of Samsung's success over Apple, something that might propel the latter into unveiling this year's flagship - iPhone 7 and a possible iPhone 7 Plus (Pro) - earlier than the usual date. Estimates are also high for the following months.
Apple's results didn't include sales of its new iPhone SE, the company's newest iPhone that starts at $399 and features a 4-inch screen.
Design & Trend reported last week that Apple published its financial results for the second quarter of 2016. Apple shipped a total of 51.2 million iPhones during its most recent quarter, down from the 61.2 million it shipped during the same quarter past year.
Apple, meanwhile, blamed "strong macroeconomic headwinds" on its surprisingly sluggish first quarter results, in which the smartphone vendor posted revenues and profits below analyst expectations, driven largely by a significant dip in its iPhone shipments.
But the narrative of the ongoing rivalry between the two tech giants appears to be taking in a new story arc, in which Samsung is becoming the top player even in Apple's own backyard.
The biggest talking point is that Huawei, the third biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world got one 1% of market share in the U.S. Apple is the second biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, this means that if Huawei finds a way to tap into the U.S. markets, Apple could be gearing up for more problems.
Counterpoint Research notes that Chinese smartphone makers didn't enjoy head turning sales. Despite making good quality handsets, Huawei only has 1 percent share in the US market.
Source: Samsung Takes Lead From Apple in US Smartphone Market: Counterpoint
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