Apple occupies 26.7% of the LTE device market, Samsung fell 10%

December 12 news, according to foreign media reports, according to market research company Strategy Analytics released the latest research data shows that Apple has accounted for 26.7% of the global LTE equipment market share in just 3 months, its main competitor Samsung's market share fell 10%, but still occupy 40% of the market, ranking first in 7 quarters. In the first three quarters of this year, Samsung’s market share in the market was 50.9%.

Strategy Analytics estimates that the global shipment of LTE equipment in the first quarter will increase by more than five times compared to 9 million last year, reaching 50 million units.

In addition to Apple and Samsung, other Korean handset makers also received a share of the market, but under the successful suppression of the Apple iPhone 5, the market share of these manufacturers fell. Although LG recently launched the new Optimus G LTE, its market share has also dropped from 15% in the previous quarter to 9.1%. The other Korean company Pantech’s market share has increased, but the growth rate is quite small, from the original 5.7% to 5.8%. Google’s Motorola’s share fell from 15% to 6.7%. The company announced its withdrawal from South Korea on the 10th and has closed some international websites.

Earlier this year, ABI Research, a market research company, reported that sales of global 4G smartphones and tablets will reach 61 million units this year.