Last year 2011 closed with two clear winners in the mobile sector: Nokia and Samsung. Between the two companies they have managed to end a year with about half of the market share, leaving the other half to companies like Apple, LG or ZTE. This is reported by the IDC consulting firm that has shown the results of the last quarter of last year 2011.
Nokia is still the leading manufacturer in the market. The manufacturer managed, in the last quarter of 2011, to reach a market share of 26.6 percent and 113.5 million terminals shipped worldwide. Figures that have allowed it to rise as the company that sells the most mobile phones worldwide, although the numbers have decreased compared to the same period in 2010. Although it must be borne in mind that Nokia begins its new journey with new mobile phones based on Windows Phone, such as the Nokia Lumia 800 or Nokia Lumia 710.
On the other hand and, in second place, is the Korean Samsung. The company has achieved a market share of 22.8 percent with total shipments between October and December 2011 reaching 97.6 million units; figures that if compared with those of the previous year can be seen reflected an increase of 20.9 percent.
Meanwhile, in more backward positions and with less important shares are companies such as LG, ZTE or Apple. The latter has risen as the third company surpassing the Asian LG. However, the iPhone 4S has not been enough to get close to the top two positions in the ranking. Apple has managed to ship 37 million iPhones and achieve a market share of just 8.7 percent. Of course, according to IDC data, the growth of the Cupertino company has reached 128 percent compared to the same period in 2010.
Of course, if you take a look at the global numbers for the entire year 2011, the difference between the first two positions and the third, you can see a great chasm. Nokia would end the year with shipments of 417.1 million units and a 27 percent share, while Samsung would reach 330 million units shipped, which would mean a 21.3 percent market share. Apple for its part, should be content with a share of six percent and 93.2 million iPhones shipped.
