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What were the top U.S. smartphone operating systems in May?

July 21, 2009 — 9:35am ET | By Phil Goldstein
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The following lists the top smartphone operating systems by market share in the United States in May, according to research firm comScore.

ComScore conducts monthly user surveys. The following list is derived from a May survey of 35,520 U.S. mobile subscribers over the age of 13. ComScore asked respondents what type of phone they own, and derived operating system information based on those responses.

According to comScore's numbers, almost 30 million Americans own a smartphone, while 204 million own a "non-smartphone."

These numbers represent current phone ownership at a specific point in time, rather than the total number of devices sold with a particular operating system.

These numbers are the most recent available from comScore, and represent the market situation before the introduction of the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3GS last month. But stay tuned: FierceWireless will publish those summer numbers when they become available.

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Posted by Anonymous | July 23, 2009 - 2:41am

Wow these stats are complete bullshit. net additions of 500,000 iPhone users? Uhm, really? How about matching that with the sales report for the last QUARTER? (let alone the one before that)

comscore is useless.

Posted by Anonymous | July 23, 2009 - 1:59pm

The numbers are nonsense. You don't need a sample size of 35,520. You can survey with 1,500 to figure out smartphone use and get a more accurate picture. Then cross check with carrier and manufacturer sales numbers.

Besides can anyone define the difference between a high-end feature phone and a smartphone?

Posted by Mike Dano | July 23, 2009 - 5:40pm

Howdy! Thanks for your comments. I want to address a few things: First, these numbers show the current number of actual users, not total sales numbers. Sales numbers are aggregate across a period of time, and don't reflect devices that are returned, sold or discarded. Further, carriers and manufacturers generally do not disclose sales figures for specific devices or platforms, except in select cases. Finally, we're calling these smartphones because they have open operating systems. Hope that helps. --Mike Dano, managing editor.

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