Q4 2011: Apple first with 500.000 units more than Samsung second, in world's smartphones market share.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc overtook Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as the world's top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of last year, with the South Korean company selling about half a million fewer smartphones than its rival, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Friday.

Apple sold 37 million iPhones and Samsung sold 36.5 million smartphone handsets, giving each a respective 23.9 percent and 23.5 percent market share.

We expect more information related to the other smartphones makers, like HTC,Nokia, RIM, Sony and LG in a few days more.