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.