“FNew data from IDC shows that Samsung has now snatched the smartphone lead over Apple in the [Australian] market,” Electronista reports. “‘Samsung has climbed to the No.1 position as a result of a strong push for its Galaxy S II,’ said Yee-Kuan Lau, market analyst for IDC.”
Electronista reports, “Smartphones make up 65 percent of the Australian mobile phone market with Android overall enjoying a full 49 percent share of the segment. Apple holds down second place with 36 percent, although this figure included demand dipping off ahead of the iPhone 4S launch in October. However, with the launch of the iPhone 4S and price drops for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS, IDC expects that the prize for the leading smartphone vendor for the full calendar year could be a close run thing.”
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