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US smartphone shipments in the second quarter fell by 24% year-on-year, surpassing the fall for global shipments for the period which was 11%, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Apple retained its lead in the US smartphone market in the third quarter, even as the overall market showed 9% growth quarter-on-quarter and 1% growth year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Sales of smartphones in the US grew by 19% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this growth was helped greatly by 5G offerings from Apple, Samsung and OnePlus.

Apple and Samsung were the only two companies to see an increase in smartphone sales in the US in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a 6% decline in sales year-on-year being experienced overall.

The US smartphone market rose by 31% quarter-on-quarter during the third quarter of 2020, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that, however, this was still down 6% year-on-year.

Sales of 5G smartphones accounted for 14% of total smartphone sales in the US in August, a big rise from just 3% in January, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Revenue from global online music streaming services crossed the US$11 billion mark in the first half of 2019, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims, adding that this trend is bound to continue.