Apple now neck-and-neck with Samsung after monster quarter<article>
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The huge popularity of the new iPhone 6 pushed Apple and Samsung closer than ever at the top of the market for smartphones, according to two companies that closely track shipments of the devices.</p><p>
Earlier this week, Apple said it sold 74.5 million iPhones in the last three months of 2014 and on Thursday Samsung said it sold 95 million phones. That means Samsung remains the world’s biggest mobile phone maker, but its numbers include both smartphones and feature phones.</p><p>
Samsung doesn’t break out its smartphone shipments, but
Strategy Analytics said Friday that it estimates Samsung shipped 74.5 million smartphones in the quarter—leading to a tie in the smartphone market. Another industry analytics firm, IDC, said it estimates Samsung shipped 75.1 million smartphones, giving it a slim lead over Apple.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2877692/apple-now-neckandneck-with-samsung-after-monster-quarter.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple now neck-and-neck with Samsung after monster quarter
