Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has claimed a victory over competitor Google in the smartphone market in the US.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Claims Q4 Smartphone Victory Over Google

Research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) won 44.9 percent Smartphone market share in the US in the fourth quarter with its latest iPhone model, beating Google’s Android based smartphones.

The company’s US market share doubled from a year ago and it continues its strong growth in other countries also.

Kantar’s global consumer insight director Dominic Sunnebo said, “Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has continued its strong sales run in the U.S., UK and Australia over the Christmas period. Overall, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) sales are now growing at a faster rate than Android across the nine countries we cover”.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 446.66 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 5.7% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 2 in the industry