Although premium smartphones make up a minority of global smartphone sales by volume, they provide the bulk of the profit. (bgr.com)
Think Huawei is mad to aim for Apple's second spot in global smartphone sales in the not - so - distant future, and subsequently, Samsung's crown by 2021? (pocketnow.com)
This is reflected by the major market trends, as while global smartphone sales increased by nearly 4 % during the recent quarter, Microsoft's range of Windows handsets failed to capitalise and actually dropped below 1 % of the overall market share. (windowsphonearea.com)