Consumer China

Samsung – China’s new number one in handsets

  • Published 17 Nov 2011

Samsung’s popular handsets, especially the Galaxy S2, have helped it capitalise on the problems of Nokia to become the best-selling handset maker in China.

While the global success of its Galaxy S2 smart phone helped make Samsung (005930:SEO) the world’s number one shipper of smartphones in 3Q11, the Korean firm’s mid-priced models have captured market share from market leader Nokia in China.

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