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The latest numbers from ComScore show [Apple](http://www.engadget.com/topics/apple/) strengthening its lead as the top US handset maker, with the [iPhone](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/) nabbing an estimated 37.8 percent of the market as of January 2013. That's a 3.5-point boost from [October](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/comscore-iphone-moved-up-to-34-percent-us-share-in-august/) of last year, putting healthy distance between Cupertino and the number-two smartphone maker, [Samsung](http://www.engadget.com/tag/samsung/). That's not to say the Korean giant hasn't grown as well; its estimated 21.4-percent slice of the pie is up a more modest 1.9 points.
Apple's growth on the hardware front naturally has implications on the software side, and indeed this is the first time Android took a hit while iOS grew. According to the survey, Google's OS still maintains a healthy 52.3 percent compared to Apple's 37.8, but it's down 1.3 points while iOS saw a small boost. Where does that leave BlackBerry, Windows Phone and the rest of the gang? _Pretty_ far behind -- as you can see for yourself in the chart below the break.
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**Via:** [The Next Web](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/06/comscore-apple-debuts-2013-as-top-us-smartphone-maker-samsung-gains-but-android-falls-for-the-first-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories))
**Source:** [ComScore](http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2013/3/comScore_Reports_January_2013_U.S._Smartphone_Subscriber_Market_Share)
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