HTC snatch smartphone lead in US, Apple Samsung and BlackBerry fall

As you my probably be aware recently old Samsung overtook Apple to become the biggest global smartphone vendor, and it appears that Apple is even failing to be number one on their home ground, as word is HTC has now snatched the lead in smartphone market share in the good old US of A.HTC has now managed to become the number one smartphone brand in the United States, rivals Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry have declined.

According to the figures, a 10 percentage point rise in share from the year previous has given HTC 24 percent of smartphone market share in Q3 with Sammy pulling in 21 percent while Apple declined to 20 percent and RIM only managing just 9 percent.

RBS Asia Ltd, analyst Wang Wanii rates HTC stock as “Buy” and said, “Because iPhone 4S wasn’t yet ready during the quarter, there was a window of opportunity for others, and HTC benefited from this. HTC has historically done more customization of handsets, which has made operators more willing to market and sell their devices.”

According to Wanii, HTC offers high-end smartphones for less that rival Samsung whilst Samsung offers more low-end handsets overall.