NPD : Mobile Phones USA - Q1 2011

Verizon's iPhone Sales Help Make Apple the Third-Largest Mobile Phone Brand in the U.S.

Samsung and LG remained the top handset manufacturers for the U.S. market, but Apple's share grew to encompass 14 percent in the first quarter, due to its best-selling iPhone models.

Sales by mobile OS in Q1 2011:

• Android - 50% (down from 53%)
• iOS - 28% (up from 19%)
• Blackberry - 15% (down from 19%)

Largest handset brands in the U.S.:

• Samsung - 23%
• LG - 18%
• Apple - 14%
• HTC, Motorola and RIM followed

Top five mobile phone handsets for the quarter:

1. iPhone 4
2. iPhone 3GS
3. Motorola Droid X
4. HTC EVO 4G
5. HTC Droid Incredible

For the first time, smartphones accounted for more than half of all mobile phones sold in the US (54%).