Back in September there was a major leap in consumer planned buying in our ChangeWave Smart Phone survey due to the Apple iPhone 4S launch. But with the holiday season over, which manufacturers will now have momentum in the 1st Quarter?

ChangeWave's latest survey of 4,073 consumers, conducted December 6 – 23, took a close-up look at consumer smart phone trends going forward and found explosive momentum for Apple and Samsung as we head into the new year. ChangeWave Research is a service of 451 Research.

We note that the survey is primarily North American, with 87% of respondents from the U.S.

Report details include:

• Competition between Apple (AAPL), Motorola (MMI), Research In Motion (RIMM), Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Samsung and HTC, among others
• Growth Trends: Overall Smart Phone Market
• Planned Buying Trends by Operating System – biggest winners and losers
• Customer Satisfaction Ratings by Manufacturer and Mobile OS
• Importance of 4G Capability on Purchase Decisions
• Money Spent on Mobile Apps – Next 90 Days: Apple vs. Android
• Close-up look at In-Store Usage of Smart Phones
• Consumer Interest in Mobile Payments

Companies in the Report:

Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Motorola (MMI), Research In Motion (RIMM), Samsung and HTC

The complete Consumer Smart Phone Report is available here.