Samsung Is No. 1 In China and Apple Is on No. 5, Why ?
BEIJING: Apple Inc got a second partner in China to sell the iPhone in the world's biggest mobile-phone market. The deal may be too late to catch Samsung Electronics Co, with a market share that's three times larger and growing. China Telecom Corp began selling the iPhone last week as Apple tries to build on its 7.5 per cent share of the country's smartphone sales. Samsung controlled 24.3 per cent of the market for phones that can play videos and games, according to Gartner Inc, using a strategy of allying with all three of the nation's third-generation networks since such services started in 2009. Models display Samsung Electronics Co Galaxy Nexus smartphones in Hong Kong. Samsung controls 24.3 per cent of the market in China for phones that can play videos and games, according to Gartner Inc, using a strategy of allying with all three of the nation 's third-generation networks since such services started in 2009. Succeeding in China is im...