New figures from research firm Canalys reveal HTC has topped the smartphone market in the United States, shipping 5.7 million phones during the third quarter under its own brand.
The figures also show the smartphone market grew by 252% year-on-year, with Samsung shipping 27.3 million smartphones with a 23% share.
HTC won almost a quarter of the market, with 70,000 units also shipped under T-Mobile, the company said.
“However you count it, HTC has become a deserved leader in the US smartphone market,” Canalys vice president and principal analyst, Chris Jones, said in a statement.
“This is an awesome achievement for HTC, which has built a premium brand in a highly competitive market in just a few short years. It now has a strong range of 4G Android products, with devices ranged by each of the major carriers, and offers some of the most compelling and differentiated products found on the platform today.”
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
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