<p>Even as Google's Android platform captures a majority of the U.S. smartphone market share, Apple retains one key advantage: iPhone users spend far more time with their devices.</p><p>A new study, this one by Experian, shows again that when it comes to actual usage, iPhone handily beats Android, with iPhone users spending an average of 26 more minutes each day on their devices. Android users use their devices 49 minutes per day - for iPhone users, that figure is 1 hour and 15 minutes.</p><p>Win-Win-Win</p><p>While it's not clear exactly why Apple holds this advantage, that 26 minutes per day adds up to 3 hours a week, 156 hours a year - the rough equivalent of a full month of regular workdays for every user. That difference is critical in many ways, helping Apple continue to attract carriers and developers to its platform - and helps make its higher prices more palatable to consumers.</p><p><a href="http://readwrite.com/2013/06/04/what-the-iphones-ongoing-engagement-advantage-over-android-really-means">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobile-phone/3436742/new-iphone-5s-iphone-6-release-date/">New iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 release date UK: When will the new iPhone arrive?</a> (PC Advisor)</p><p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/03/399-low-end-iphone-predicted-to-grow-apples-user-base-without-affecting-margins">$ 399 low-end iPhone predicted to grow Apple&#039;s user base without affecting ...</a> (Apple Insider)</p><p><a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/do-these-leaked-iphone-5s-parts-show-apple-is-about-to-change-design--1156371">Do these &#039;leaked&#039; iPhone 5S parts show Apple is about to change design?</a> (TechRadar UK)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dvOmo0qnQLsSTrMZdIId-vviscMDM&ned=us">162 additional articles.</a></p>