Android, Samsung top U.S. mobile phone market

Among handset makers, Samsung kept its lead, although its market share remained flat. LG and Motorola took second and third place, respectively, each losing more than half a percentage point from the previous quarter.ComScoreThough in fourth place with 10.2 percent, Apple was the only mobile phone manufacturer to see its share rise. And RIM was again stuck in last place with 7.1 percent of the market.Samsung has been climbing the charts lately in the mobile phone arena. The Korean handset maker recently topped Apple with a higher number of smartphone shipments around the world, according to both IDC and Strategy Analytics.Related storiesSamsung outshines Apple in smartphone shipments, market shareSamsung overtakes Apple to win smartphone crownAndroid to overtake Apple in app downloadsUnder-45 crowd: Most carry smartphones nowFor the quarter, text messaging proved the most popular activity, noted ComScore, with 71 percent of mobile phone users sending and receiving texts. Mobile browsers were used by amost 43 percent, downloading apps was done by 42.5 percent, and tapping into social networks or blogs was a favorite task among 31.5 percent.To compile its data. ComScore surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers through its MobiLens service.