According to figures from IHS iSuppli, Korean manufacturer Samsung has continued to cement its position in the mobile phone industry during 2012, and is confirmed as top manufacturer for the last year, passing long term number one manufacturer Nokia.
For the first time in 14 years, Nokia has been beaten to the top spot, as Samsung's market share rose from 24% a year ago to 29% in 2012. During the same period, Nokia have seen their share fall to 24%, from 30% last year.
Wayne Lam, Senior Analyst at IHS said: “Samsung's success and Nokia's struggles in the cellphone market thus year were determined entirely by the two companies' divergent fortunes in the smartphone sector.”
Samsung have had a dominant 2012 in smartphone sales, riding high on the back of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Samsung's biggest challenger in the smartphone arena continues to be the iPhone, with combined sales of Samsung and Apple devices accounting for almost half of the entire smartphone market.
It is not just Nokia who are falling way behind in the smartphone race, either, as both RIM and HTC have had a miserable time recently. IHS peg all three manufacturers with just a 5% market share, and plenty of work to do to regain lost ground.
Nokia are still pinning their hopes on Windows Phone 8 becoming a viable third option to iOS and Android, whilst RIM will be hoping that the release of the new BlackBerry OS in early 2013 will bring it back to a competitive level. Meanwhile, HTC will be hoping to capitalise on the good work seen following the release of the popular HTC One range.
Overall according to IHS, the global mobile phone market saw 1.4 billion shipments in 2012, with 654 million smartphones shipped worldwide.
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