The Galaxy S III is proving to be a runaway hit for Samsung as new data suggests that the superphone has ousted the Apple iPhone 4S as the top selling smartphone in the US market.

The development marks the first time since the iPhone 4S was launched in October of last year that the Apple smartphone was not the best selling smartphone in the country.

The data comes from Canacord Genuity which sent out a note authored by its analyst Michael Walkley to clients on Tuesday.

“We believe this is the first month since the iPhone 4S launched in October 2011 that it was not the top selling smartphone in the U.S. market,” Walkley wrote in the note to clients.

“However, our checks indicated strong consumer interest and likely demand for the iPhone 5, and we believe Apple will return to strong number one smartphone share in the U.S. post the iPhone 5 launch,” he added.

That may be true as Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 5 on September 12 which is next week.

Look after the break for a detailed breakdown including price points offered for each of the top selling smartphones for the top four wireless carriers in the US for the last four months.

Verizon: Galaxy S III Tops iPhone 4S For July And August

May:

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      Motorola RAZR MAXX ($200)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy Nexus ($200)

June:

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]       Motorola RAZR MAXX ($300)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy Nexus ($150)

July

• [First]            Samsung Galaxy S III ($200 / $250)
• [Second]      Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Third]          Motorola RAZR MAXX ($300)

August

• [First]            Samsung Galaxy S III ($200 / $250)
• [Second]      Motorola RAZR MAXX ($200)
• [Third]          Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)

 

AT&T: iPhone 4S Continues Winning Streak At Ma Bell

May:

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      Nokia Lumia 900 ($100)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S II  Skyrocket ($150)

June:

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      HTC One X ($200)
• [Third]          Nokia Lumia 900 ($100)

July

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      Samsung Galaxy S III ($200)
• [Third]          Nokia Lumia 900 ($50)

 August

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      Samsung Galaxy S III ($200)
• [Third]          HTC One X ($100)

 

Sprint: Galaxy S III Usurps iPhone 4S Top Spot For August

May:

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      Samsung Galaxy Nexus ($200)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S II ($150)

June:

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      HTC Evo 4G LTE ($200)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S II ($100)

July

• [First]            Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Second]      Samsung Galaxy S III ($200 / $250)
• [Third]          HTC Evo 4G LTE ($200)

 August

• [First]            Samsung Galaxy S III ($200 / $250)
• [Second]      Apple iPhone 4S ($200 / $300 / $400)
• [Third]          HTC Evo 4G LTE ($200)

 

T-Mobile: Well, T-Mo Doesn’t Have The iPhone, Does It?

May:

• [First]           HTC One S ($200)
• [Second]      Samsung Galaxy S II ($230)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S Blaze (Free)

June:

• [First]            HTC One S ($200)
• [Second]      Samsung Galaxy S II ($200)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S III ($280)

July

• [First]           Samsung Galaxy S III ($280/$330)
• [Second]      HTC One S ($150)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S II ($150)

 August

• [First]            Samsung Galaxy S III ($280/$330)
• [Second]      HTC One S ($150)
• [Third]          Samsung Galaxy S II ($150)

Samsung launched the Galaxy S III last May.

Images from samsungtomorrow on Flickr (CC)

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