Apple overtakes Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker
by Juliette Garside from Technology | The Guardian on (#49HK)
Demand from China helps US tech firm shift 74.8m units in last quarter of 2014, 1.8m more than South Korean rival
Apple has officially overtaken Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker, selling more phones in the Christmas quarter than any other brand thanks to rising demand in China.
The US company sold 74.8m smartphones, just ahead of Samsung's 73m units, analysis firm Gartner said.
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