Samsung still smartphone king, despite Note 7 woes
pokemon/" target="_blank">sung/" target="_blank">Samsung retained its global smartphone crown in the third quarter, despite the monumental recall of its Galaxy Note 7, according to a pair of reports released Wednesday.Vendors shipped 362.9 million phones worldwide in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of 1 percent over the same period last year, according to research firm IDC.Strategy Analytics' estimates were a little higher, coming in at 375 million units shipped during the quarter, an increase of 6 percent.Differences in overall numbers aside, both researchers still had Samsung on top of the market with a 20 percent share, dipping from 23 percent to 24 percent.
Samsung keeps smartphone lead despite Note 7 debacle
pokemon/" target="_blank">sung/" target="_blank">Samsung keeps smartphone lead despite Note 7 debacleWashington (AFP) - Samsung maintained its lead in the global smartphone market in the third quarter despite a massive recall that has tarnished the South Korean giant's image.Samsung had a 20 percent market share in the quarter, well ahead of number two vendor Apple, according to reports late Wednesday from IDC and Strategy Analytics.The electronics giant discontinued its Galaxy Note 7 after its replacement devices faced the same problems of batteries overheating and bursting into flames."Samsung's market dominance in the third quarter was unchallenged in the short term even with this high-profile Galaxy Note 7 recall, but the longer term impact on the Samsung brand remains to be seen," IDC analyst Melissa Chau said.
Samsung keeps smartphone lead despite Note 7 debacle
pokemon/" target="_blank">sung/" target="_blank">Samsung keeps smartphone lead despite Note 7 debacleWashington (AFP) - Samsung maintained its lead in the global smartphone market in the third quarter despite a massive recall that has tarnished the South Korean giant's image.Samsung had a 20 percent market share in the quarter, well ahead of number two vendor Apple, according to reports late Wednesday from IDC and Strategy Analytics.The electronics giant discontinued its Galaxy Note 7 after its replacement devices faced the same problems of batteries overheating and bursting into flames."Samsung's market dominance in the third quarter was unchallenged in the short term even with this high-profile Galaxy Note 7 recall, but the longer term impact on the Samsung brand remains to be seen," IDC analyst Melissa Chau said.
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