Apple wins global smartphone crown, Nokia now 3rd
Samsung, meanwhile, has enjoyed coarse adoption of its Galaxy S smartphone franchise. Rather than position it as a "principal phone" at a single carrier, the company has opted to transfer the device to as many carriers as possible, making its fleet ascension possible.
Samsung earlier reported a run out of gas in its second-quarter profit , but said smartphone sales continued to expand. Yesterday, the company said it had sold 5 million units of the Galaxy S II in the first 85 days it was on market shelves. Samsung's rapid improvement have some wondering when it may overwhelm Apple for the smartphone business.
Overall, the broad smartphone market grew by 76 percent to 110 million units shipped.
Singly, IDC reported that Apple more than doubled its market ration for all mobile phones to 5.6 percent in the promote quarter, signaling the largest jump for any of the handset vendors. Based on complete handsets, Apple remained in fourth digs. Nokia remained the top handset maker consideration its market share falling to 24.2 percent from 33.8 percent a year ago, as its asset in low-end handsets in emerging markets has kept its extremity position secure.