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Samsung Ousts Nokia as World's Largest Phone Supplier

May 16, 2012, 3:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Samsung sold 86.6 million cellphones during the first three months of 2012, surpassing the 83.2 million handsets sold by Nokia in the same period. This puts Samsung ahead of Nokia as the world's top supplier of mobile phones, a title Nokia has owned for more than a decade. The numbers, which come from Gartner, mark a significant change in the mobile industry. Nokia has long been the world's foremost supplier of cell phones as a whole and smartphones as a sub-category. Both segments now belong to Samsung, which has been propelled to the top by the success of its Android-based smartphones. Gartner's numbers say that Samsung owns 20.7% of the global cellphone market, and Nokia now owns 19.8%.

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BigRed75

May 16, 2012, 3:40 PM

Oh well that's what Nokia gets for going Windows Phone

Should have went with Android. A Nokia with Android would fly off the shelves. Europe doesnt even give a crap about Windows Phone.

Vmac39

The sells of Nokia Windows Phones tell another story. Also, keep in mind, Nokia based Windows Phones have been only on a few select carriers worldwide, for now. Their unexpected sales and overall customer satisfaction has garnered the attention of ca...
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muchdrama

BigRed75 said:
Should have went with Android. A Nokia with Android would fly off the shelves. Europe doesnt even give a crap about Windows Phone.

Nokia hasn't been selling Windows phones long enough to make any kind...
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