Americans own 156 million smartphones, but it is evidently a battle between Apple against Google and Samsung for the U.S. market share.

According to comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), data from comScore MobiLens and Mobile Metrix reported Apple as the top smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. with 41.8 percent of the OEM market share during the latest three months ending in December 2013. In comparison to the three months ending in September 2013, Apple accounted for 40.6 percent of the OEM market share. With December's figures, the iPhone company encountered an increase of 1.2 percentage points.

Apple's position as the top smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. applies for device owners over the age of 13.

Samsung was double digits behind Apple but yet grew its OEM market share by 1.2 percentage points during the three months ending in December. Samsung finished December with 26.1 percent of the OEM market share, which is an increase from 24.9 percent during the three months ending in September 2013.

Motorola narrowly beat LG Electronics to improve its rank to third place. Motorola accounted for 6.7 percent of the OEM market share by late December, which is a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from September's 6.8 percent.

LG finished fourth with 6.6 percent. It saw no percent change from comScore's September figures, however it previously ranked fifth once September concluded.

HTC, meanwhile, encountered the worst percentage loss during the three-month period ending in December. HTC previously ranked third when comScore released its September data but finished fifth in December due to a 1.4 percent loss. As a result, HTC averaged 5.7 percent for the three months ending in December, down from 7.1 percent.

For Latinos, according to a 2012 Nielson study, the U.S. Latino population is the largest minority segment, and it has profited the tech field.

The report stated 60 percent of Latino households own a mobile phone that is at least one video and Internet connection. The aforementioned percentage is up compared to 43 percent for the general market.

"In monthly time, Hispanics spend 68 percent more time watching video on the Internet and 20 percent more time watching video on their mobile phones compared to non-Hispanic Whites," noted the Nielson study, "State of the Hispanic Consumer: The Hispanic Market Imperative."

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