Apple and Samsung control two-thirds of the U.S. smartphone market

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Motorola, LG, and HTC are getting left in the dust, according to new data from research outfit NDP Group. According to a study, Apple and Samsung account for a huge 68 percent of the smartphone market in the United States, and that’s a trend that’s only being magnified as time goes by.

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Apple and Samsung Electronics tightened their stranglehold over the US market. Smartphones from the top two manufacturers made up 68 percent of the US market, according to a recent study from NPD Group. Apple’s iPhone franchise made the larger gain, rising to 42 percent in the fourth quarter, or seven percentage points higher than the year-earlier period. Samsung’s share rose to 26 percent in the fourth quarter from 22 percent a year ago.

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