Samsung May Have Passed Apple in U.S. — for Now

Samsung Electronics may have surpassed Apple to become the top smartphone maker in the United States in May, according to an analyst’s report.

Sales of Samsung’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, combined with its bigger-screen Galaxy Note II and the older Galaxy S III, lifted Samsung’s sales above Apple’s last month, the report said.

Canaccord Genuity, an investment research firm, said it surveyed the retail stores of carriers including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA and Sprint. The Galaxy S4 was the top-selling phone for Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint last month. But at AT&T, the Galaxy S4 was the second best-selling phone after the iPhone 5, the report said.