Phone maker and OS market shares: Samsung rises, Nokia slips

02 May, 2012
Samsung and Apple battle it out for top smartphone maker. 51% of smartphones in the US run Android.

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  • nag
  • X0$
  • 03 Apr 2013

Nokia will gain market share if and only if they adopt Android OS.. otherwise it'll go down day by day...

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    • Sultan
    • Khu
    • 12 Feb 2013

    Samsung has unique features which helps to enjoy
    I love Samsung

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      • rakesh
      • bCe
      • 29 Jul 2012

      two wrong decision ruined Nokia
      1. late production of dual sim phones
      2. Still not adopted android OS

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        • Manoj B.Bzr Thrissur
        • EaH
        • 12 Jun 2012

        Nokia doesn't stand a chance against the mighty Samsung!

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          • Manoj B.Bzr Thrissur
          • EaH
          • 12 Jun 2012

          Yes android is really funtastic

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            • red
            • AIA
            • 06 May 2012

            Revolver, 05 May 2012seriously!!!!!! yes android has much more apps than symbian... moresupport u dude

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              • Revolver
              • AIA
              • 05 May 2012

              seriously!!!!!! yes android has much more apps than symbian but if nokia changes its own os it will be like any other phone i had 7 nokia phones till changed to htc and gotta say in speed and performance symbian is much better i had e7 256 mb ram and now htc evo 3d 1gb ram if it isn't for the android market quickly switch back to nokia
              and i am sure that nokia will take the lead soon just remember nokia was the best since since ever and it will be again

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                • Anonymous
                • Iwn
                • 04 May 2012

                Anonymous, 03 May 2012nokia is still the best and so as symbianAnd you're still living in the 2000 year!
                Wake up dude...Things Have Changed

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                  • z
                  • YbM
                  • 04 May 2012

                  wrong move OLDkia

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                    • rahul
                    • Hkq
                    • 03 May 2012

                    if nokia choose android rather than windows it should definately rise...

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                      • Anonymous
                      • bJh
                      • 03 May 2012

                      nokia is still the best and so as symbian

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                        • AnonD-16429
                        • t1$
                        • 03 May 2012

                        AnonD-12210, 03 May 2012So what , nokia has more patents in mobile technology.. it ... moreWrong. Qualcomm has more patents and next is Motorola.

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                          • AnonD-3367
                          • fjR
                          • 03 May 2012

                          AnonD-12210, 03 May 2012So what , nokia has more patents in mobile technology.. it ... morePlease provide proof of that?
                          I'd like to see some sort of chart that shows the number of patents as well as those that are in use, as anyone who keeps up with these lawsuits will know many patents are so vague that they hold no weight.
                          No, more patents DOES NOT mean more innovations.

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                            • AnonD-12210
                            • TLx
                            • 03 May 2012

                            AnonD-3367, 03 May 2012Those 3-4 products are just examples, Samsung have just as ... moreSo what , nokia has more patents in mobile technology.. it means more innovations. keep that aside... i agree that they are going down bcoz statistics suggest so. but why to bash them. why one would roam thread to thread bashing nokia? I never consider history more important than present... but history too has some weight..even i have respect for motorola and that company should never go into losses like today.

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                              • Arash
                              • piN
                              • 03 May 2012

                              I recently dumped my Samsung S8000 due to its strange bugs like freezing in hot and humid air or poor email client and low connection speed and useless navigation system and etc. and went back to nokia without considering any other brand!! HTC, samsung and etc. are all made in Chinese sweatshops and rushed to the market that's why they're cheaper, buggy and have more advanced futures than nokias on the paper!
                              I got a nokia 603 which is made in Hungary and it has a decent build quality. who is making phones in Europe nowadays??? I don't care about having a lot of free games or entertainment tools on android, I prefer having a piece of European engineering in my pocket that perfectly does what matters to me.

                              I dumped my NOKIA E51 and got the S8000 because it had a brilliant AMOLED display and at that time I thought that why doesn't Nokia use this technology. Now I know!!! AMOLED is not visible under sunlight! and that makes your phone useless outdoors!! Nokia postponed using this display technology until it came up with the polarized coating that made it visible under sunlight! that's the difference between European engineering and Chinese mass production of toys!

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                                • zing!
                                • MQL
                                • 03 May 2012

                                The title misleads, 03 May 2012Take a look at Nokia 701 with Symbian Belle FP1 with Web Br... moreday after day, more and more people recon NOKIA is going down.
                                i only pitty all the workers that give their best to grow the brand and were dismissed....

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                                  • Mickey
                                  • 04N
                                  • 03 May 2012

                                  Agreed, we grew up watching nokia produce some genious overpriced devices that i could only read about, and now I dont care anymore. They deserved it.

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                                    • blueglue
                                    • PTi
                                    • 03 May 2012

                                    I reckon nokia was in top position for all these years because of the feature phones (s40 series), secondly, smartphone users had no choice other than Expensive winmo and isolated BB, ( i am neglecting palm o/s)

                                    I am still surprised why nokia is at number 3, Surveyers should revisit their data, it should be well below than the number 3 position.

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                                      • The title misleads
                                      • 7Xc
                                      • 03 May 2012

                                      dino sa, 03 May 2012Nokia issue is not an operating system than the outdated hardwareA single core processor originally running @ 1GHz upgraded to 1.3GHz with just a simple software update. Even among dual core and quad core devices, the Nokia 701 still has a smooth user experience (UX) and smooth user interface (UI) that is comparable to other mobile operating systems.

                                      Plus, it gives you awesome array of I/O that no other platform can.

                                      It's time you test drive the Nokia 701 with Symbian Belle FP1.

                                      => http://youtu.be/TSeLR64DqRU

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                                        • AnonD-3367
                                        • fjR
                                        • 03 May 2012

                                        AnonD-12210, 02 May 2012One quarter of greatness is not enough. 15 yrs of innovatio... moreThose 3-4 products are just examples, Samsung have just as many if not MORE innovations than Nokia, many Nokias actualy carry Samsung components e.g. AMOLED displays, memory chips, and other parts.

                                        The past is the past, if we are to use the past as the judge then we should all be praising Motorola. ;)