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With the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones, one of Google's main aims appears to be stemming the flow of users from Android to iOS, a technology analyst with the company Counterpoint Research claims.

Chinese smartphone brands OnePlus and Xiaomi have both been cited as wanting to aspire to the heights that Apple and Samsung have reached in the US, though the arguments mounted appear to be more in hope than anything else.

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.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has announced a tie-up with Swedish camera maker Hasselblad to develop camera systems for its flagship devices, including the OnePlus 9 series which is to be launched later this month.

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.

Despite having to delay the launch of its iPhone 12, Apple has continued to be the top OEM in the US in 3Q 2020, with strong sales, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research reports.

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.

Smartphone sales in the US have fallen by 21% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this was driven by store closures and stay-at-home orders later in the quarter.

South Korean giant Samsung dominated sales of 5G NR-capable smartphones in the US last year, accounting for 74% of the total of just under two million devices sold, the tech analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Samsung is losing users in the US to Pixel and OnePlus smartphones, the analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims, pointing out that more than a third of those who bought the Google Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6T in the final quarter of 2018 were previous Samsung owners.

The weakness in the US smartphone market continues to manifest itself, with sell-through falling by 9% in February year-on-year to 121 million units, the analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Smartphone sales in the US for the first quarter of 2018 fell by 11% year-on-year, the analyst firm Counterpoint says, quoting data from its Market Pulse program.