Worldwide market share for smartphones

Samsung and Apple dominate with nearly half of the worldwide market for smartphones. Apple is expected to come out with a new iPhone soon, and anticipation has contributed to a Wall Street rally that has made Apple the most valuable company ever.

Here are IDC's figures for worldwide smartphone unit shipments and market share in the second quarter of 2012:

? Samsung Electronics Co., 50.2 million units, 32.6 percent share (17 percent a year earlier)

? Apple Inc., 26 million units, 16.9 percent share (18.8 percent a year earlier)

? Nokia Corp., 10.2 million units, 6.6 percent share (15.4 percent a year earlier)

? HTC Corp., 8.8 million units, 5.7 percent share (10.7 percent a year earlier)

? ZTE Corp., 8 million units, 5.2 percent share (1.8 percent a year earlier)

? Other, 50.7 million units, 32.9 percent share (36.2 percent a year earlier)

Source: IDC

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/worldwide-market-share-smartphones-220747882--finance.html

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