The iPhone Reportedly Accounted For 51% Of U.S. Smartphone Sales Last Quarter

Kantar analyst Mary-Ann Parlato reports that in the last quarter of 2012, the iPhone accounted for 51.2% of all US smartphone sales.

In the same timeframe, Android and Windows Phone were responsible for 44.8% and 2.6% of sales in the U.S., respectively.

Parlato also writes that 36% of those buying an iPhone are switching from another smartphone platform, predominantly Android.

Android remains the most popular smartphone platform worldwide.