US sales of smartphones running Google's Android mobile operating system surged past those of Apple for the first time in the first quarter of the year, industry research firm NPD said.
Android-powered smartphones accounted for 28 per cent of US consumer sales in the first three months of the year compared with 21 per cent for the iPhone, NPD said.
Canada's Research in Motion, maker of the popular Blackberry, retained the top spot with 36 per cent of US smartphone sales in the quarter, NPD said.
NPD also said the average selling price for all mobile phones was $88 in the first quarter, five per cent higher than a year ago. Smartphone prices on the other hand decreased three per cent over the previous year to 151 dollars.
Apple has sold more than 50 million iPhones since introducing the device in 2007.
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