Samsung’s lead over Apple in smartphone manufacturing increased sharply in 2012, IHS reported Tuesday, as the South Korean company took the lead in overall cellphone manufacturing for the first time.
In its preliminary report on cellphone manufacturing in 2012, the research firm reported that Samsung shipped 28 percent of the world’s smartphones this year, while Apple accounted for 20 percent; in 2011, the margin was much closer, as Samsung accounted for 20 percent of the market and Apple owned 19 percent.
Samsung also displaced Nokia as the top cellphone manufacturer in the world, pushing the Finnish manufacturer from the top spot for the first time since 1998, IHS reported.
News Tribune news services
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