Sales of Samsung Galaxy top iPhone in third quarter
BY Staff and Wire Reports
Friday, November 09, 2012
11/09/12 at 4:05 AM
Samsung's Galaxy S3 overtook Apple's iPhone 4S as the world's best-selling smartphone for the first time in the third quarter, a research firm says.
Boston-based Strategy Analytics said Thursday that the S3 shipped 18 million units in the third quarter. Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S, meanwhile, shipped 16.2 million units, as many people likely held off to buy its successor. Apple launched the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21.
Strategy Analytics' executive director, Neil Mawston, said the Galaxy's top position is likely to be short-lived. The iPhone 5 sold an estimated 6 million units in the third quarter.
