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IDC: Apple exceeded LG into the world's third largest mobile phone maker

By Jerri Lily


The data released Wednesday by market research firm IDC showed that in 2011 Apple's global handset market share is 6%, and for the first time beyond the LG Electronics has become the world's third largest mobile phone maker.

IDC's report covers the fourth quarter of 2011 and annual global sales of mobile phones. Apple mobile phone shipments in the mid-2010 is rapidly approaching the LG Electronics, the third quarter of last year, consumers look forward to the advent of the new iPhone, Apple ranked fifth of the mobile phone market, behind LG Electronics and ZTE.

After strong sales of the iPhone 4S available makes Apple mobile phone sales greatly increased in the fourth quarter of last year, and beyond LG Electronics and become the world's third largest mobile phone maker, it is the highest ranked for Apple IDC mobile phone manufacturers list.

Apple keep the balance with the Samsung in the smartphone market, but in the overall mobile phone sales, Apple still fall behind Nokia and Samsung, the two companies sell large quantities of low-end feature phones.

Mid-January of this year, Apple iPhone 4S in 90 countries around the world on sale, this phone is a key factor in Apple beyond in the fourth quarter of last year, LG Electronics and ZTE.

Market share According to IDC, the fourth quarter of last year, the global mobile phone shipments totaled 427.4 million, an increase of 6.1 percent from 402.8 million a year, which ranked the first Nokia handset shipments of 113.5 million fell 8.2 percent from 123.7 million a year; market share of 26.6%, and lower than the same period last year.

The fourth quarter of last year, Samsung mobile phone shipments is up to 97.6 million, an increase of 20.9 percent from 80.7 million a year; market share of 22.8 percent, higher than 20% of the same period last year. Apple phone during the same period shipments is from 37 million to 16.2 million a year, a substantial increase of 128.4%; market share of 8.7%, 4% higher than the same period last year.

IDC's data shows that the full year 2011, global mobile phone shipments of 1.546 billion, an increase of 11.1 percent compared to last year's 1.392 billion.




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