In China in the third quarter of this year, for the first time, more smartphones shipped than in the United States. Although China now what numbers is concerned, the largest market, the U.s. market is still more money to.
That is according to figures from market research firm Strategy Analytics. In the last quarter were in China, 23.9 million smartphones shipped, a growth of 58 percent compared to the previous quarter. In the United States, the number of shipped smartphones with 7 percent to 23.3 million copies. The growth in China is partly caused by the emergence of local manufacturers such as ZTE, which focus on the production of cheap smartphones with Android.
The largest smartphonefabrikant for the Chinese market remains Nokia, with a share of 28.5 percent, while Samsung with 17.6 percent on the second place, ends. In America, HTC is the largest, with a share of 24 percent. Apple follows at a short distance with 20.6 percent. According to Business Analytics, the Us smartphone market still more money, even though there is no numbers released.