Samsung Galaxy S III was the best-selling smartphone in the world

In the third quarter of 2012, the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III was the best-selling model in the world, according to Strategy Analytics. Total company Samsung was able to realize 18 million units of this type, representing 11% of all devices sold during this period of smartphones. Reasons for such a successful distribution model has a broad view on the world market, the popularity of devices with large touch screens and the active work of the operators and vendors that made ​​it possible to distribute the phone at relatively low prices. Moreover, the rankings merchantability smartphones, previously firmly occupied iPhone , was more accessible because of the policies of Apple. Sales of the new model of iPhone 5 have begun at the end of the quarter, it did not implement it in large numbers. Most of the sales of Apple in this period came in already "outdated" model iPhone 4S, while the buyers were expecting the release of new models. As a result, iPhone 4S has sold 16.2 million units, and iPhone 5 - 6 million. That is totally iPhone has sold more than a Samsung Galaxy S III. It is assumed that in the next quarter, Apple will again take the first line, the sales of iPhone 5 points in this direction.