Analyst firm Strategy Analytics pointed out that the share of Samsung and Apple in the mobile market fell below 50% in the last quarter. However, the companies are still in a dominant position, with Samsung holding a share of 31,2% and Apple holds a share of 15,3%. However, other brands are beginning to come to the fore, with a combined share of 44,1%. Surprisingly, Huawei and Lenovo are in third place, both with a share of 4,7%.
Well, despite the fact that the share Apple and Samsung reduced, both companies saw an increase in the number of units sold. Samsung sold almost 20 million devices more than in the first quarter of 2013. Apple recorded an increase in the number of devices sold by 6,3 million units compared to last year. From a global perspective, the mobile market saw an increase to 285 million devices sold, compared to 213,9 million devices last year. According to analysts, the decline in the percentage share is mainly due to the fact that Apple doesn't make any phones in the affordable price range. That means it doesn't sell phones priced around $300.
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*Source: 9to5mac
