?ABI Research reports that 438 million handsets and 244 million smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2013. Samsung retained its lead in handset shipments and grew its share of smartphone shipments to 35%, while Apple’s share remained flat at 14%.
Smartphone shipment penetration was reportedly 56% in the third quarter, setting a record high for the third consecutive quarter. Windows Phone achieved 165% growth year-on-year, with Nokia accounting for 95% of that shipment volume. Supported by strong Android shipment growth from Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi, and Samsung, Android reached a new high of 80.6% shipment share in the third quarter.