Samsung’s first quarter earnings suggest that it has reached a significant milestone: It could be the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, topping Apple in market reach. In this case, “suggest” is the operative word. “As you know, Samsung doesn’t give their cellphone shipment numbers,” said Azita Arvani of the Arvani Group, “and analysts have differing opinions on how many Samsung smartphones were actually shipped.” Apple is still be the top smartphone vendor in the global market, according to some analysts, while others proclaim that Samsung has overtaken it.
Samsung May Have Edged Out Apple
Posted by: Erika Morphy April 30, 2012 09:35 AMSamsung’s first quarter earnings suggest that it has reached a significant milestone: It could be the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, topping Apple in market reach. In this case, “suggest” is the operative word. “As you know, Samsung doesn’t give their cellphone shipment numbers,” said Azita Arvani of the Arvani Group, “and analysts have differing opinions on how many Samsung smartphones were actually shipped.” Apple is still be the top smartphone vendor in the global market, according to some analysts, while others proclaim that Samsung has overtaken it.