Apple, followed closely by Nokia Electronics, surpassed the market share of Nokia's smartphones, worldwide, in the second quarter, according to market research conducted by Strategy Analytics.
Apple has controlled almost one-fifth of the smartphone market with a share of 18.5%, delivering over 20 million iPhones, while NokiaElectronics, with 17.5% share, 19.2 million smartphones shipped , announces cnet.com.
Samsung declined in market share to 15.2% from 38.1 percent, butheld a year ago, as consumers opted for more sophisticatedoperating systems developed by Apple and Google. As a result the company was forced to collaborate with Microsoft and pass theWindows Phone.
In the future, Apple's success depends on keeping the iPhonelaunch in May, which, according to several market sources, will be held in September or October.
On the other hand, Samsung has announced that profits fell, butsales of smartphones have increased. Sunday the companyannounced that it has sold 5 million units of the model Galaxy S II, only 85 days since it was on sale
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