Strategy Analytics has released its fourth quarter global smartphone data. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the No.1 spot with a market share of 23.9% and sales of 37 million out of a worldwide universe of 155 million. That total universe rose 54%.
Samsung finished second with a market share of 23.5%.
Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “While Apple took the top spot in smartphones on a quarterly basis, Samsung became the market leader in annual terms for the first time with 20 percent global share during 2011. With global smartphone shipments nearing half a billion units in 2011, Samsung is now well positioned alongside Apple in a two-horse race at the forefront of one of the world’s largest and most valuable consumer electronics markets.”
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