Galaxy S3 claims top spot in smartphones worldwide
The latest statistics from research firm Strategy Analytics peg Samsung’s Galaxy S3 as the world’s most popular smartphone model, holding 10.7 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter. According to the research firm, Apple’s iPhone 4S was relegated to a close second place with 9.7 percent of the market after two years […]
Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments
Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nokia to become the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Nokia took the top spot in 1998 from Motorola, but in the first quarter of 2012 Samsung shipped 93m phones compared to almost 83m by Nokia. Samsung also reported its highest quarterly profit since 2008. […]
LTE phone shipments to hit record 67 million this year
A record number of smartphones will jump on the LTE bandwagon before the year is over. Eyeing a “breakout year” for 4G technology, Strategy Analytics expects LTE phone shipments to grow 10-fold in 2012, rising to 67 million units from just 6.8 million last year. The push is being driven across the entire industry. “Multiple […]
Nokia is world’s largest Windows Phone 7 vendor
Nokia took 33 percent of the Windows Phone 7 market last quarter, leading all others, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Microsoft’s partnership with Nokia has already yielded some reassuring results for the Finland-based handset maker. Research company technique Analytics introduced today that fourth-quarter shipments of windows telephone 7-primarily based devices have been up 36 […]
Samsung’s Q4 profit rides high on Galaxy smartphones
Samsung Electronics reigned supreme among Android vendors in the fourth quarter, as its successful smartphone business helped drive an uptick in the company’s fourth-quarter profit. The Korean consumer electronics giant today reported a profit of 4 trillion Korean won, or $3.56 billion, up 8.5 percent from a year-earlier profit of 3.42 trillion Korean won. The […]