Samsung rises to No. 3 in Japanese smartphone market in Q2: data

Samsung Electronics emerged as the third-largest smartphone vendor in Japan in the second quarter, industry data showed Monday, climbing two notches from a year earlier. The Korean tech giant accounted for 10 percent of the market in the April-June period, up from 7 percent a year earlier, according to the data compiled by industry tracker Counterpoint Research. U.S. tech giant Apple maintained the top spot with 49 percent, followed by Google with 11 percent. Japan's Sharp and China's Xiaomi held 6 percent and 5 percent, respectively. The report also showed Samsung's smartphone shipments jumped 60 percent during the period, while those of Apple and Google advanced 38 percent and 13 percent, respectively. "Samsung was able to expand its market share on the back of distinctive artificial intelligence features in its Galaxy smartphones compared with rivals," an industry watcher said.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times