On Monday, we reported that Samsung moved ahead of Nokia, and possibly Apple, as the top smartphone vendor through quarter 2, 2011. At that time, Samsung’s final numbers were not in, but Strategy Analytics just released them, and it appears Samsung came up a little short. Samsung was estimated to sell between 18 and 21 million units, but the actual was 19.2 million.
For now, Apple is crowned the champion, but I believe it is short-lived. The Galaxy S II is doing very well, and I expect Samsung to be the number one vendor by the end of year. This won’t be easy based on the fact that the iPhone 5 might launch in late quarter 3. Either way, it is unlikely Nokia will be making a comeback anytime soon.
[via businesswire]