apple_logoWhen it comes to the world’s largest smartphone makers, Samsung and Apple take the number one and two spots, although Samsung has been leading the way ever since 2011. However it looks like Samsung could be steadily losing ground as Apple catches up, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal.

Samsung had overtaken Apple in the third quarter of 2011, but the recent numbers according to research firm Canalys has revealed that Samsung’s share has been taking a dive. For example Samsung had only managed to ship 78 million smartphones in the third quarter, which is about 25% of the global smartphone market share and where last year they had managed 34%, which is admittedly a rather steep drop.

Apple’s lead has also to do with the Cupertino company’s new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets which has helped to boost their sales. It was a few days ago where we heard that in the US, iPhones accounted for 50% of smartphone activations in Q4 2014 versus Samsung’s 26%. The company has also been doing well in Samsung’s home market of South Korea where they nabbed 33% of the market.

In any case the official numbers from Apple are expected to be announced tomorrow, so do check back with us then for the details.

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