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Android Captures Record 80 Percent Share of Global Smartphone Shipments in Q2 2013

2013-08-02 18:39:38| Location-Based Services (LBS) Zone

Smartphone shipments up 47% in Q2, Samsung takes 33% share

2013-07-26 09:08:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Global smartphone shipments grew 47 percent annually to reach a record 230 million units in the second quarter of 2013, according to research by Strategy Analytics. Samsung captured one-third of all smartphone volumes worldwide, while Apple's market share fell to its lowest level for three years. Smartphones accounted for 59 percent of all mobile phones shipped globally. Smartphone growth, which is at a higher rate today than a year ago, is being driven by demand for 4G models in developed regions like the US and 3G models in emerging markets such as India, the market researcher said. Samsung shipped an estimated 76.0 million smartphone sin the quarter, up from 48.7 million a year ago, and its market share rose to 33.1 percent from 31.1 percent in Q2 2012. Apple also increased its shipments, but its growth rate was less than that of the market, pushing its share down to 13.6 percent from 16.6 a year ago. LG and ZTE also posted strong growth and increased market share, to respectively 5.3 percent and 5.0 percent, while the top five was completed by Huawei, with 4.8 percent of smartphone shipments.

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Smartphone shipments to hit 1.5 billion in 2017

2013-07-17 17:51:28| CNET News.com

New data suggests worldwide smartphone shipments will hit 1.5 billion by 2017 -- that's more than double the number of smartphones that shipped last year. [Read more]

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