South Korea’s smartphone makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics’ combined smartphone sales surpassed Apple’s in the North American market, data showed.
Combined smartphone sales of Samsung and LG overtook Apple’s 11.9 million units to reach 12.2 million units in the first quarter(Q1) of this year in North America, recently said US-based market research firm Strategy Analytics(SA) .
Combined market share of South Korea’s top two smartphone makers stood at 38.4percent, one percentage point higher than that of Apple. This came as Apple’s Q1 sales fell an amazing 6.8 million units quarter on quarter(qoq), whereas LG’s sales climbed 600,000units.
LG, the only company to enjoy higher sales among those ranking from first to third spot, saw its market share up from 5.7percent to 9.4percent. In other words, one out of 10 smartphones sold in North America in Q1 was LG smartphones. During the same period, Samsung saw its sales down 2.4 million units but its market share grew 1.3 percentage points as the North American market downsized. Meanwhile, Apple’s market share shrank 7.1 percentage points.
By Kim Min-su : Here
Korean-Electronics.com 
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