Emily Tan
Feb 9, 2012

Samsung top smartphone manufacturer in 2011: IDC

GLOBAL: Despite Apple claiming the top spot in the fourth quarter of 2011 with the launch of its iPhone 4S, Samsung closed 2011 as the year's top smartphone manufacturer with 94 million units shipped and a market share of 19.1 per cent, IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker research has found.

Samsung was the biggest seller of smartphones last year.

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