Samsung smashes Apple as smartphone explosion continues in Q2

charlyee · Jul 26, 2013

High-end smartphone sales growth might be slowing, but that didn’t stop the global smartphone market from growing 52.3% on-year in the second quarter. IDC on Thursday night issued its Q2 2013 shipment estimates following the release of Samsung’s audited second-quarter results, which showed that the company earned a record $6.9 billion in profit on revenue that reached $51.7 billion. The firm estimates that Samsung shipped 72.4 million smartphones last quarter, good for 30.4% of the global market. While those shipment figures mark a new record for Samsung, its market share slid from 32.2% in the second quarter last year as smaller vendors LG, Lenovo and ZTE each gained market share.

Apple was still the No.2 smartphone vendor by volume in the second quarter this year, though IDC continues to compare Apple’s end-user sales to other companies’ channel sales so the figures are inherently off. According to IDC, the 31.2 million smartphones Apple sold last quarter were good for 13.1% of the global market, down sharply from 16.6% in the same quarter last year.

LG stayed in the third spot globally, having shipped 12.1 million smartphones good for a 5.1% share of the worldwide market. Lenovo and ZTE rounded out the top-5 according to IDC, with shipments totaling an estimated 11.3 million (4.7% market share) and 10.1 million (4.2% market share) units, respectively.
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AnthroMatt · Jul 28, 2013

Lenovo makes phones? I had no idea....

RadioRaiders · Jul 29, 2013

AnthroMatt said: ↑

Lenovo makes phones? I had no idea....
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That is kind of interesting. I don't recall ever seeing one in the US or Europe. A quick Google suggests that they are strongest in China, which makes sense, considering Lenovo is a Chinese company:

By 2013, Lenovo will become the top smartphone vendor in China.

Lenovo is the world’s top PC manufacturer, and the company’s mobile phone business has gained real momentum in China.. Its smartphone market share rose from 1.7 percent in 3Q11 to 14.8% in 3Q12, making it now the No. 2 smartphone brand, ahead of Apple (6.9 percent) and behind Samsung (16.7 percent). It is the only local smartphone player that can compete with global top brands in China, thanks to its household brand recognition, nationwide distribution, strong portfolio and reasonable pricing. The brand is positioned at the mid-to-lower end which will drive much of its future growth, and this is where global brands are less competitive. It will also gain share from open markets where its brand and distribution are better established than local competitors. These factors will help Lenovo achieve the top smartphone position in China, although its rise will not be without challenges.
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