Apple iPhone is not doing as bad as the reports suggests, Apple sold 17.7 million iPhones in US during the fourth quarter of 2012 according to a from report from Strategy Analytics’ Wireless Device Strategy Samsung,came second at 16.8 million mobile phones in the same quarter.

52 million phones were sold in the U.S. between October and December. Of the 52 million phones sold, two out of every three phones were Apple or Samsung devices.

“LG remains the third largest player in the US mobile phone market. We estimate LG shipped 4.7 million mobile phones for 9 percent share of the United States market in Q4 2012, dipping from 6.9 million units and 14 percent share a year earlier. LG struggled to compete with an Apple and Samsung onslaught in the high-growth smartphone sub-category last year, but LG will be aiming to fight back this year with new and improved models like the Optimus G 4G LTE with Android.” the report adds.