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19.9%
19.9% -- smartphone market share for Apple (2012)
Apple was forecasted to hold a 19.9% share of the smartphone market in 2012.
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19.9%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2012
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
86
Sources (3)
Korea Investment & Securities
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Tier A
https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-to-extend-smartphone-lead-over-apple-in-2013/ ↗
Source Article
Samsung to extend smartphone lead over Apple in 2013
Samsung to extend smartphone lead over Apple in 2013
Samsung Electronics is expected to widen its global lead over Apple in the smartphone arena in the coming year due to its diverse portfolio of products, particularly its low- to mid-range Galaxy mobile handsets.
Yonhap News Agency, citing a report…
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Original Research
Korea Investment & Securities
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Methodology
Based on a report by Korea Investment & Securities
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25% | |
| 2010 | 13% | -48.0% |
| 2010-11 | 25% | +92.3% |
| 2011-01 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011-03 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 (current) | 19.9% | -22.0% |
| 2012 (current) | 17% | -14.6% |
| 2012 (current) | 4.2% | -75.3% |
| 2012 (current) | 21.8% | +419.0% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +33.3% |
| 2013-02 | 38.9% | +90.7% |
| 2013-03 | 39% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16% | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +63.8% |
| 2024 | 59.08% | +125.5% |
| December 2012 | 36.3% | -38.6% |
| December 2013 | 41.8% | +15.2% |
| November 2017 | 44.8% | +7.2% |
| Q1 2012 | 22.9% | -48.9% |
| Q2 2010 | 22% | -3.9% |
| Q2 2011 | 19% | -13.6% |
| Q2 2012 | 16.9% | -11.1% |
| Q3 2011 | 14.6% | -13.6% |
| Q3 2013 | 6% | -58.9% |
| Q4 2010 | 16% | +166.7% |
| Q4 2012 | 21.8% | +36.2% |
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Apple: 19.9% smartphone market share. Source: Korea Investment & Securities (2012). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/apple-smartphone-market-share-2012
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