Samsung overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments

[Chippiewill]

Samsung overtook Apple to become the world's biggest shipper of smartphones between July and September.

Research from Strategy Analytics showed that Samsung shipped 27.8 million smartphones in the three-month period, compared with 17.1 million from Apple and 16.8 million from Nokia.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523

Samsung - 23.8%
Apple - 14.6%
Nokia - 14.4%
Others - 47.3%

Probably caused by the delayed iPhone launch (Contracts ending in June/July waiting for next iPhone), but still very interesting that Samsung is capable of this. I wonder if this includes the Nexus S sales..

[GommeInc]

That's quite a large gap. Interesting to see Nokia still up there, I assume that's there Asian market still holding strong?

When the Galaxy Nexus is out for sale they will no doubt experience yet another increase in shipments. Good on them, they deserve it.

[Sharon]

pleased to see this actually haha so much for apple taking over the world

[Metric1]

what... people actually use samsung phones?

[xxMATTGxx]

what... people actually use samsung phones?

I'm guessing you have never seen or used the Samsung Android-based phones then have you? Because that comment is rather silly.

[Recursion]

what... people actually use samsung phones?

Made me LOL irl...

Edited by Jordan (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not pointless post

[Metric1]

I've seen people with like old samsung flip phones.. I've never seen/known anyone with a samsung/android phone.. they are NOT popular over here. It's iphone/blackberry

[Casio]

In England I would say Blackberry is going downhill, Samsung HTC and Apple dominate the market.

[Chippiewill]

Samsung is most of the Android userbase, with HTC second. They make the Nexus S, the galaxy phones, they've made most of the high-end Android phones which all android enthusiasts use.

[GommeInc]

In England I would say Blackberry is going downhill, Samsung HTC and Apple dominate the market.

Agreed, ever since the Blackberry services died in the UK they've had a very bad press. I think they're getting sued by it, though that's probably just all bark and no bite. Once the contracts are up, Blackberry phones will fall. Give it a few months the real damage will begin to show. Samsung, Apple and HTC/Sony definitely dominate the markets - I say HTC/Sony as, from what I see here at least, HTC has dropped down in popularity in favour of Sony Ericsson and the Xperia range, but that's just me.