Samsung seen taking cellphone crown from Nokia: poll | Reuters
Samsung's rise to the top was fueled by Chinese consumers, who bought the Galaxy to the iPhone at more than a 3:1 ratio.
Samsung seen taking cellphone crown from Nokia: poll
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI | Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:33pm EDT
(Reuters) - Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ended Nokia Oyj's 14-year leadership of the global cellphone market in the first quarter of the year, outselling the struggling Finnish handset maker for the first time ever, according to a Reuters poll of analysts.
The poll showed analysts on average expect Samsung to have sold 88 million cellphones in January through March, surpassing the 83 million which Nokia sold in the quarter.
Samsung's rise to the top was fueled by Chinese consumers, who bought the Galaxy to the iPhone at more than a 3:1 ratio.