Apple is now the largest supplier of smartphones across the globe, according to reports from research firms IDC and Strategy Analytics on second quarter device sales. Apple sold 20.3 million iPhones in the second quarter to jump Nokia to take the top spot with 18.5% of global market share. Samsung also overtook Nokia with 19.2 million smartphones shipped and 17.2% of the market ahead of Nokia's 15.2%.
In the smartphone platform wars, Android led iOS and BlackBerry with around 36% of U.S. market share in April,according to comScore. Those numbers have held pretty steady in the three months since. Apple was second with 26% and the hemorrhaging of Research In Motion continued, falling 25.7%. In terms of manufacturers, Apple is the fourth largest supplier of cell phones (smart and feature) in the world with 5.6% of the market, behind Nokia (24.2%), Samsung (19.2%) and LG (6.8%). With the expected release of the iPhone 5 coming in the third quarter, Apple is looking to continue its rampage of the mobile market and put further distance between its competitors in the mobile marketplace.
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