Samsung overtakes Apple in smartphone sales
15:12, 28 October 2011
FORM Samsung overtook Apple to become the world's biggest seller of smartphones between July and September; Kazinform refers to BBC.
Research from Strategy Analytics showed that Samsung sold 27.8 million smartphones in the three month period, compared with 17.1 million from Apple and 16.8 million from Nokia.
The consultancy said Apple's growth was hindered by customers waiting for the launch of the new iPhone 4S.
Apple's number four slot in total handset sales was taken by China's ZTE.
Nokia was the top handset seller with a 27.3% market share, followed by Samsung with 22.6% and LG with 5.4%; Kazinform cites BBC.
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