The iphone, at the forefront of smartphone activations in the united states

According to a survey by Consumer Intelligence Research Partner (CIRP), Apple's iPhone has increased its smartphone activation percentage during the fourth quarter of 2017, just after the launch of the new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, and coinciding with one of the most commercial periods of the year that includes the popular Black Friday the Christmas holidays.

The iPhone continues to gain presence in the United States

Between the months of October to December of last year, iPhone devices accounted for 39 percent of smartphone activations in the United States, representing a growth of five points compared to the same quarter of the previous year, which stood at 34 percent. hundred. The data comes from a survey carried out by the aforementioned CIRP on a universe of only 500 people who activated a telephone during said period, so the figures could vary if a more representative sample were taken.

In second place is South Korea's Samsung with 32 percent of activations made during that period, followed by South Korea's LG with 13 percent of activations. All other smartphone vendors, such as Motorola, HTC, and others, together accounted for the remaining 16 percent.

The results are quite significant in that during that period the Cupertino company launched three new iPhone devices while Google's Pixel 2 and LG's V30 were essentially the only Android smartphones to debut during the quarter.

CIRP co-founder Josh Lowitz noted that “Apple's iOS increased its share of the mobile operating system in the US. USA while Android still leads; the launch of the new iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X models, without similar new Android phones, allowed Apple to increase its share of activations in the quarter, compared to the previous quarter and the same quarter of the previous year. ”