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Android's not winning this fight any more.

Android’s not winning this fight any more.

Coming off a monster financial quarter, things are pretty good in Cupertino right now. But if Tim Cook didn’t have enough to smile about over his morning coffee, here’s one more: Apple has overtaken U.S. sales of Android devices for the first time since 2012.

According to figures pulled by market research team Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the holiday quarter was a massive one for Apple as far as market share goes — with iOS devices picking up 47.7 percent of sales, compared to Android’s 47.6 percent.

iPhone-like edges and impressive specs. Photo: ZTE

iPhone-like edges and impressive specs. Photo: ZTE

Who says speedy smartphones have to be expensive? ZTE’s new mid-range Blade S6 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor and Android 5.0 Lollipop, and at just $249.99 off-contract, it’s still affordable.

Meet HTC's latest flagships. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Meet HTC’s latest flagships. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

HTC may have been working hard to keep its upcoming flagship a secret ahead of its official unveiling, but the leaks continue to come. A new photo published by an incredibly reliable source confirms the design of the One M9 and the One M9 Plus for the first time.

iPhone sales are on the up. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

iPhone sales are on the up. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Apple is close to becoming the world’s top smartphone maker for the first time since it conceded the title to Samsung more than three years ago. The Cupertino company is selling more iPhones than ever before, while Samsung’s smartphone sales are slowing.

Fancy swapping your iPhone for one of these? Photo: Xiaomi

Fancy swapping your iPhone for one of these? Photo: Xiaomi

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that’s found fame in the West thanks to its many Apple clones, is said to be preparing a trade-in program that will swap your iPhone for the newly-announced Mi Note phablet.

The program is designed to dissuade those with an older iPhone from upgrading to an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, or to encourage those who already have to make the switch.

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