The Apple iPhone now has a 30 percent market share in the U.S. smartphone market and 16.6 percent of the worldwide smartphone market. Apple is now second only to Nokia, which, while still very strong, saw its share plummet from 63.3 to 43.6 percent year over year. Most of that loss went directly to Apple. Additionally, Apple’s strong iPhone launch has prevented this market segment from stalling. The launch of the iPhone is the “only reason” the smartphone market didn’t show a drop in numbers.

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