Samsung’s Galaxy S3 passed the iPhone 4S as the world’s...
Samsung’s Galaxy S3 passed the iPhone 4S as the world’s best-selling smartphone model in Q3, Strategy Analytics said Thursday in a research report. Samsung sold 18 million units of the Galaxy S3 during the quarter, or 11 percent of all…
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smartphones sold, Strategy Analytics said. “A large touchscreen design, extensive distribution across dozens of countries, and generous operator subsidies have been among the main causes of the Galaxy S3’s success,” said Neil Shah, senior analyst at Strategy Analytics, in a news release. “By contrast, Apple sold 16.2 million units of the iPhone 4S. It is likely sales of the iPhone4S were not higher because consumers were holding back until the iPhone 5’s release, so it is likely the Galaxy S3’s position at the top of the market is likely to be short-lived,” said Strategy Analytics Executive Director Neil Mawston in the release. “The Apple iPhone 5 has gotten off to a solid start already with an estimated 6.0 million units shipped globally during Q3 2012,” he said. “We expect the new iPhone 5 to out-ship Samsung’s Galaxy S3 in the coming fourth quarter of 2012 and Apple should soon reclaim the title of the world’s most popular smartphone model” (http://xrl.us/bnyob3).