The fourth quarter was a record quarter for the global smart phone market, with an increase of 29.9 percent, to 367.5 million units sold. Throughout 2014, sales increased by 28.4 percent to 1.2 billion mobiles sold.
– Samsung shares declined further in the fourth quarter of 2014, when the company lost almost 10 percentage points, says Anshul Gupta, who is an analyst at Gartner.
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Samsung loses first place to Apple in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter, a state characterized by the Korean mobile giant has held since 2011.
The Company’s decline continues since the peak year of 2013, while the company is having problems with their profitability and increasing competition.
Apple is making its best quarter ever in the fourth quarter of 2014, with a continued increase in demand for large mobiles in both China and the United States. Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has benefited from a strong replacement sales.
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Even Huawei and Xiaomi increasing, both in China and elsewhere in the world. According to Roberta Cozza, which is an analyst at Gartner.
– They manufacture mobiles with the right quality, with better hardware and features that challenge the established players, she says .
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