Samsung Retrieve Top Position in Q1 2017 Smartphone Market

A report on Saturday said that Samsung, the South Korean multinational firm had retrieved the top position in the international market of smartphones in first quarter of the 2017, prior to the launch of Galaxy S8 pronounced as its leading.


According to a survey of International Data Corporation (IDC), an American market research, analysis and advisory firm specified that in the period of January to March, the South Korean tech giant had made a sale of about 7.9 million smartphones to takeover a market share of about 22.8 percent.On the other hand, Apple its US based competitor has acquired second position with market share of 14.9 percent.

The launch of the latest figure results in a remarkable change at the time when Apple was positioned at the top, during the fourth quarter of 2016.

Samsung has proven its efficiency by managing to lift them up in the market of the fourth quarter, last year, even after the Galaxy Note 7 Phablet suspension.

Concerning the reports that Samsung devices caught fires when put to charge, the production as well as the sales obstruct by the company.

Vivo and Oppo, Chinese brands of smartphones developed by Huawei Technologies are increasingly challenging and following Samsung and Apple, additionally they are holding position among top five on the world’s largest electronic market by acquiring combined share of 22.4 percent during the period of January to March of 2017. Their percent share is 18.7 that is more than the year 2016.

The data represented that at the same time period, the bunch with a 9.8 percent market share is led by Huawei, posted by a market share with double digit.

As specified by the data, Vivo and Oppo followed with 5.4 per cent and 7.4 per cent market share respectively.

Within a period of just seven days after the launch, the number of units of its latest flagship Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices preorders in India had attain 80,000 and till the end oft his month believed to strike 150,000.

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