Apple Hits New High with 8.8% of Worldwide Mobile Phone Market in 1Q 2012
Research firm IDC today released its estimates of global mobile phone and smartphone shipments for the first quarter 2012, revealing that Apple set a record high in taking 8.8% of the overall mobile phone market. The performance just barely topped Apple's 8.7% share in the previous quarter, which was the launch quarter for the iPhone 4S. Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments in 1Q12 in Millions of Units (Source: IDC) Apple's year-over-year growth of 88% in an overall market which shrank by 1.5% enabled the iPhone maker to solidify its hold on...
Published By: Mac Rumors - Tuesday, 1 May, 2012
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