Smartphone shipments improved 5% annually in North America in Q3 2016. Apple regained its position as the largest smartphone vendor, while Samsung slipped to No. 2 as it suffered a spectacular setback from its newest premium smartphone. Apple's iOS had a strong quarter. This report contains quarterly smartphone shipments and marketshare for the top 20 vendors and top 5 operating systems in the United States and Canada for Q3 2016. The report also contains historical data for North America from 2007 to Q3 2016.