Research firm International Data
Corporation (IDC) reports that vendors shipped 398.4 million units in
1Q12 compared to 404.3 million units in the first quarter of 2011.
Based on these estimates, Apple grabbed a
record 8.8% of the mobile phone market compared to 8.7% market share in
the last quarter.
According to IDC,
the worldwide smartphone market grew 42.5% year over year in the first
quarter of 2012. If you only considered the smartphone market then Apple
grabbed 24.2% of the market share, recording a year-voer-year growth of
88%.
However, Samsung continued its stellar
performance thanks to its portfolio of Android-based smartphones,
recording a year over year growth of 267%. Samsung not only dislodged
Apple as the top smartphone vendor in the last quarter, it
also dislodged Nokia to become the top mobile phone vendor during the
quarter, shipping 42.2 million smartphones compared to Apple's 35.1
million iPhones and 93.8 million mobile phones compared to Nokia's 82.7
million phones.
Apple slipped to second place in the
worldwide smartphone market and third place in the the worldwide mobile
phone market during the quarter.
"The race
between Apple and Samsung remained tight during the quarter, even as
both companies posted growth in key areas," said Ramon Llamas, senior
research analyst with IDC's Mobile Phone Technology and Trends program.
"Apple launched its popular iPhone 4S in additional key markets, most
notably in China, and Samsung experienced continued success from its
Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet and other Galaxy smartphones. With other
companies in the midst of major strategic transitions, the contest
between Apple and Samsung will bear close observation as
hotly-anticipated new models are launched."
Apple will find it regain the top place
in the worldwide smartphone market at least for the next two quarters
with the launch of Samsung's next generation Galaxy S smartphone later
this week.
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