In fact, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus remained the top sellers, while Galaxy S8 sales actually trailed that of 2016’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.

during the three months ending April 2017, iPhone market share in the U.S. was up 5.8% year-over-year to 36.5% of all smartphones sold. In Europe, the company posted a more modest 1.1% gain to take a 19.3% share.

In the Chinese market, AAPL’s fortunes were the reverse. Compared to the same period one year ago, iPhone sales slipped 3.8% to 16.2% of total smartphone sales. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus combined to take 8.5% of all smartphone sales in that region.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Kantar Worldpanel report focused on the American market for the month of May 2017. This was a critical time, for Samsung and Apple. Samsung announced the new Galaxy S8 series at the end of March, with pre-orders starting immediately and an April 21 launch.

Source: investorplace