Do we have to tell you the answer or is it already obvious two months before the end of 2013?
The third quarter data showed that Samsung has extended its lead over Apple in the global market, while Chinese manufacturers also made the presence felt. Overall, smartphone sales grew by 38.8 percent from the previous year with 258.4 million units sold.
The South Korean electronics giant stamped its dominance by shipping 81.2 million smartphones, boosting its market share by nearly half a percentage point to 31.4 percent. Trailing far behind is Apple which sold 33.8 million iPhones in the quarter. However, since its growth was slower than the overall market, Apple’s share slipped to 13.1 percent from 14.4 percent a year ago.
Surprising, Chinese companies are inching their way for a slice at the growing market pie. Huawei moved into third place, propelled by 76 percent year-over-year growth. It sold 12.5 million smartphones, grabbing a market share of 4.8 percent, just ahead of the 4.7 percent for fellow Chinese firm Lenovo.
The biggest disappointment was South Korea's LG, which slipped from third to fifth place, with a 4.6 percent share, despite sales growth of 71 percent.
"Beyond Samsung and Apple at the top of the rankings is a tight race of vendors trying to break out from the pack," said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas.
"Chinese vendors Huawei and Lenovo moved past LG, and not far behind are two more Chinese companies, Coolpad and ZTE."
The survey did not break down the market share for Android, the dominant operating platform from Google. However, a separate report from ABI Research said Android's global market share reached a record 80.6 percent. ABI estimated Apple's share at 14 percent, with Windows Phone at four percent and BlackBerry 1.5 percent.
"The race for the third ecosystem is clearly favoring Windows Phone... but there remains little opportunity for new market entrants to make a significant impact on Android’s dominance," said ABI analyst Michael Morgan.
ABI's estimate showed 244 million smartphones shipped, with Samsung's share at 35 percent and Apple's 14 percent.
The third quarter data showed that Samsung has extended its lead over Apple in the global market, while Chinese manufacturers also made the presence felt. Overall, smartphone sales grew by 38.8 percent from the previous year with 258.4 million units sold.
The South Korean electronics giant stamped its dominance by shipping 81.2 million smartphones, boosting its market share by nearly half a percentage point to 31.4 percent. Trailing far behind is Apple which sold 33.8 million iPhones in the quarter. However, since its growth was slower than the overall market, Apple’s share slipped to 13.1 percent from 14.4 percent a year ago.
Surprising, Chinese companies are inching their way for a slice at the growing market pie. Huawei moved into third place, propelled by 76 percent year-over-year growth. It sold 12.5 million smartphones, grabbing a market share of 4.8 percent, just ahead of the 4.7 percent for fellow Chinese firm Lenovo.
The biggest disappointment was South Korea's LG, which slipped from third to fifth place, with a 4.6 percent share, despite sales growth of 71 percent.
"Beyond Samsung and Apple at the top of the rankings is a tight race of vendors trying to break out from the pack," said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas.
"Chinese vendors Huawei and Lenovo moved past LG, and not far behind are two more Chinese companies, Coolpad and ZTE."
The survey did not break down the market share for Android, the dominant operating platform from Google. However, a separate report from ABI Research said Android's global market share reached a record 80.6 percent. ABI estimated Apple's share at 14 percent, with Windows Phone at four percent and BlackBerry 1.5 percent.
"The race for the third ecosystem is clearly favoring Windows Phone... but there remains little opportunity for new market entrants to make a significant impact on Android’s dominance," said ABI analyst Michael Morgan.
ABI's estimate showed 244 million smartphones shipped, with Samsung's share at 35 percent and Apple's 14 percent.
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