IDC has shared its report for the global smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2014. The numbers tell a familiar story with one big change - Xiaomi. Last year's Q3 saw Xiaomi somewhere in the Others tab under Huawei, Lenovo and LG but this year the Chinese maker sits proudly at third spot, all without leaving Asia. Showing a 211.3% growth over last year's Q3 Xiaomi has shipped 17.3 million smartphones compared to the 5.6 million for the same period of last year. Samsung remains at the first spot with a close to double lead over Apple but has actually seen a decline year over year. Samsung grabbed the first spot with 78.1 million smartphones shipped while Apple managed 39.3 million. However while Apple shipped 5.5 million iPhones more than last year during the same period, Samsung shipped 6.9 million less. Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, Q3 2014 (Units in Millions) Vendor 3Q14 Unit Shipments 3Q14 Market Share 3Q13 Unit Shipments 3Q13 Market Share Year-over-year Change Samsung 78.1 23.8% 85.0 32.5% -8.2% Apple 39.3 12.0% 33.8 12.9% 16.1% Xiaomi 17.3 5.3% 5.6 2.1% 211.3% Lenovo 16.9 5.2% 12.3 4.7% 38.0% LG 12.0 4.6% 7.0 3.8% 71.4% Others 159.2 48.6% 113.0 43.2% 40.8% Total 327.6 100.0% 261.7 100.0% 25.2% Lenovo also outdid its last year self with 4.6 million units shipped more. LG shipped 4.8 million units more and overall this year's Q3 saw 65.9 million smartphones more, shipped than last year. Earlier today we learned that despite its huge lead, the drop in sales really impacted Samsung's profits. iCharts Source |...
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