Research firm iGR did some studies and crunched some numbers and came up with not a lot that we didn’t already know here in the United States. Android’s leading (47%) iPhone’s trailing (24%) and everyone else is competing but aren’t exactly worthy of mention.

The most interesting thing they found out, however, was who the most preferred Android smartphone brand in the United States. That little Korean company that goes by the name of Samsung (you may have heard of them) earned those honors, followed by Motorola, HTC and LG, in that order.

They found that 45% of Android buyers researched the phones they wanted to buy before they bought them. 27% of buyers bought Android devices based on Google’s reputation alone – the biggest search engine ever is a powerful thing to have on one’s resume, I suppose. iGR did not disclose their sample size. Take a look at the press release below. [via VZ Buzz]