The Samsung Galaxy S III was the best-selling smartphone in Q3.
But during Q4 2012, the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S each outsold the Galaxy S
III.
The Apple iPhone 5 became the world's best-selling
smartphone worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2012—a distinction
that Samsung's Galaxy S III held during the third quarter. Apple not
only outsold Samsung's most popular Galaxy device with the iPhone 5, but
it did it with the iPhone 4S, as well, research firm Strategy Analytics
reported Feb. 20.
Apple shipped 27.4 million iPhone 5 smartphones during the quarter and
17.4 million iPhone 4S models, compared with Samsung's 15.4 million
Galaxy S III devices, according to Strategy Analytics.
The iPhone 5 garnered 13 percent of the global smartphone market, and
the iPhone 4S had 8 percent of the market. Together, the iPhones
accounted for one in five of the smartphones that shipped worldwide
during the quarter, Neil Mawston, Strategy Analytics' executive
director, said in a
blog post.
"A rich touch-screen design, extensive distribution across dozens of
countries and generous operator subsidies have been among the main
causes of the iPhone 5's success," wrote Mawston. He added that, given
the iPhone portfolio's "premium pricing," Apple's was "an impressive
performance."
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