Apple and Samsung account for more than half of the global smartphone market

The smartphone market is on the rise and now represents more than
half of mobile phone sales. In this game,AppleetSamsungengage in a
merciless battle to win the biggest market shares.

The latest stats come to us from Strategy Analytics and confirm the
same trend as previous months.Samsung reigns supreme
global smartphone market followed by Apple.

Between them, they now represent more than half of the market for
smartphones as shown in the numerical details:

The year 2012 has just ended and the scenario already seen in 2011 continues to
continue.

Indeed,Samsungpreserves to like
leaderworldwide in the smartphone market, even doubling
its market share which increases from19% to 39.6%, either215,8
millionsunits sold.

Applealso consolidates its position assecondin
also grabbing a few points from18.8% to 25.1%,
either136,8 millionsterminals sold!

Nokiafollows in3rdplace with ……
6.4% versus 15.6%a year ago, or35,1
millionsunits sold.

Now, if we look at the global smartphone market in its
overall, its growth was less strong than in 2011, going from 63.8% to 42.7%
with 545.2 million terminals sold.

Samsunghaving a more complete range and often
less expensive thanApple, there is a good chance that
that the gap between the 2 giants continues to turn to the advantage of the firm
Korean.

AndAppleonly offers 3 models with its iPhone
4/4S/5, the future will tell us if a low-cost iPhone or an iPhone with a plus
big screen (like we had
mentioned in this post but not before 2014) will be there in the
future range from the Cupertino firm.

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