2 in 5 smartphone users in the US are now own an Android device, according to the latest figures from comScore’s MobiLens survey of a nationally representative sample of more than 30,000 US mobile subscribers aged 13 and above. 

For the three-month period to the end of June 2011, Android registered a 40.1 per cent market share, up from 34.7 per cent in the previous three-month period. Apple put on 1.1 percentage points to rank second on 26.6 per cent, with RIM down 3.7 percentage points on 23.4 per cent in third. Microsoft ranks fourth on 5.8 per cent (down 1.7), with Symbian in fifth on 2 per cent (down 0.3). 78.5m people in the US owned smartphones during the period, up 8 per cent from the preceding three month period. 

Looking at the overall mobile market, Samsung consolidate its position at the top of the rankings with a 25.3 per cent market share, up 0.8 percentage points over the previous tree-month period. LG retained second position on 21.3 per cent (up 0.4 points), with Motorola in third on 14.5 per cent share (down 1.3). Apple and RIM swapped places, with Apple putting on 1 point to take fourth place with an 8.9 per cent share of mobile subscribers, and RIM losing half a percentage point to come in fifth place, with a 7.9 per cent share. During the period, 234m Americans aged 13 and older used mobile devices.