Reuters: Technology News: Samsung sold 50.5 million smartphones in second quarter, almost twice what Apple sold: report

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Samsung sold 50.5 million smartphones in second quarter, almost twice what Apple sold: report Jul 27th 2012, 02:15 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Smartphones power record Samsung profit of $5.9 billion during Apple lull 9:00pm EDT WRAPUP 1-SK Hynix, LG Display tie fortunes to Apple as economy slows 6:49am EDT Apple blames rare miss on new iPhone anticipation, economy Wed, Jul 25 2012 Apple's rivals swoop as iPhone China sales flag Wed, Jul 25 2012 Apple claims $2.5 billion damages in Samsung patent case Tue, Jul 24 2012 Samsung's logo is seen on a Galaxy smartphone displayed at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won SEOUL | Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:15pm EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top smartphone maker, sold 50.5 million smartphones in the second quarter, stretching its lead over rival Apple Inc, a report by research firm StrategyAnalytics showed. Samsung took 34.6 percent of the global smartphone market, while Apple, which suffered a 26 percent sequential plunge in smartphone sales, had 17.8 percent of the market after selling 26 million iPhones in the June quarter, the report said. Nokia took the third spot with a 7.0 percent market share, selling 10.2 million smartphones. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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