31/12/2012
Samsung has overtaken Nokia for the first time in 14 years to become the top phone maker of 2012.
Samsung reached its success by designing and manufacturing phones quickly, and releasing dozens of new models each year ranging from high-end to budget devices. Nokia, on the other hand, has been slow in transiting its smartphone lineup to the Windows operating system. Sales of the company's Symbian-based phones have dived, and its new Windows Phone-based handsets has yet to get traction.
Samsung as the #1 smartphone maker beats Apple by just one percentage point of market share in 2011.