In the third quarter of 2012, the device Samsung Galaxy S III has become the most popular smartphone in the world, according to Lenta.Ru to a report by Strategy Analytics.
From August to October 2012 Samsung shipped 18 million smartphones Galaxy S III. Second place went to Apple iPhone 4S, which sold 16.2 million units. Thus, Galaxy S III took 10.7 percent of the market, and on the iPhone 4S had 9.7 percent.
In the second quarter (April-June) 2012 iPhone 4S overtook Galaxy S III with more than three-fold benefit (19.4 million smartphones from Apple, as against 5.4 in Samsung). However, the quarterly results of the impact that the Samsung device went on sale only at the end of May.
The decline in the supply iPhone 4S in the third quarter due to the release of the iPhone 5. The new device has arrived in stores on September 21. Until the end of October, Apple sold six million iPhone 5, which corresponds to a market share of 6%.
In total, between August and October 2012, smartphone makers have put almost 170 million units - 15 million more than in the second quarter.
Supplies of tablets in the third quarter, according to the analytical center IDC, totaled 27.8 million shares. This market leader is Apple, but for a quarter share of iPad under pressure devices based on Android OS dropped from 59.7 to 50.4 percent.
