Apple’s Smartphone Market Share Drops to 16.9%; While Samsung’s Market Share Jumps to 32.6%

Research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that vendors shipped 153 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 108.3 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a year-over-year growth of 42%. Apple shipped 26 million iPhones in the quarter, a year-over-year growth of 27.5%. However, IDC estimates that Samsung shipped 50.2 million smartphones in the last quarter, a year-over-year growth of a whopping 172.8%. Continue reading →

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