While Samsung may have lost a huge lawsuit to Apple, the Korean mobile giant has just scored a sweet victory in the marketplace.
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Samsung Galaxy S III overtook Apple's iPhone 4S to become the world's best-selling smartphone model for the first time ever in 3rd quarter of 2012! Here's what Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, had to say below:
"Samsung's Galaxy
S3 smartphone model shipped 18.0 million units worldwide during the
third quarter of 2012. The Galaxy S3 captured an impressive 11 percent
share of all smartphones shipped globally and it has become the world's
best-selling smartphone model for the first time ever. A large
touchscreen design, extensive distribution across dozens of countries,
and generous operator subsidies have been among the main causes of the
Galaxy S3's success. Apple shipped an estimated 16.2 million iPhone 4S
units worldwide for second place, as consumers temporarily held off
purchases in anticipation of a widely expected iPhone 5 upgrade at the
end of the quarter".
Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, also added:
"Samsung's Galaxy S3 has proven wildly popular with consumers and
operators across North America, Europe and Asia. However, the Galaxy
S3's position as the world's best-selling smartphone model is likely to
be short-lived. The Apple iPhone 5 has gotten off to a solid start
already with an estimated 6.0 million units shipped globally during Q3
2012. We expect the new iPhone 5 to out-ship Samsung's Galaxy S3 in the
coming fourth quarter of 2012 and Apple should soon reclaim the title of
the world's most popular smartphone model".
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