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07-26-2013, 02:40 AM
Apple's share of the smartphone market dropped in the second quarter to its lowest level in three years, research firm Strategy Analytics said.
The share of the iPhone slipped to 13.6 percent in the quarter from 16.6 percent in the same quarter last year. The largest vendor Samsung Electronics, however, saw its share soar to over 33 percent from over 31 percent in the same period. Samsung shipped over two times the number of smartphones Apple did in the quarter, Strategy Analytics said.
Apple is at risk of being trapped between 3-inch Android smartphone models at the low end and 5-inch Android models at the high end, the research firm said Thursday. The market share of the iPhone in the second quarter was the lowest since the second quarter of 2010, it added. In contrast, Samsung saw strong demand in China and other countries for its flagship Galaxy S4 device, which helped increase volumes.
Sales of the iPhone hit 31.2 million in the April to June quarter, a record for the period, Apple said earlier this week. It had sold 26 million phones in the same quarter last year.
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The share of the iPhone slipped to 13.6 percent in the quarter from 16.6 percent in the same quarter last year. The largest vendor Samsung Electronics, however, saw its share soar to over 33 percent from over 31 percent in the same period. Samsung shipped over two times the number of smartphones Apple did in the quarter, Strategy Analytics said.
Apple is at risk of being trapped between 3-inch Android smartphone models at the low end and 5-inch Android models at the high end, the research firm said Thursday. The market share of the iPhone in the second quarter was the lowest since the second quarter of 2010, it added. In contrast, Samsung saw strong demand in China and other countries for its flagship Galaxy S4 device, which helped increase volumes.
Sales of the iPhone hit 31.2 million in the April to June quarter, a record for the period, Apple said earlier this week. It had sold 26 million phones in the same quarter last year.
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