Samsung overtakes Apple in global smartphone shipments

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Galaxy S6 sales helped Samsung regain its leading position in the global smartphone market

Samsung has clawed its way past Apple to regain its title as the biggest smartphone maker by volume, having shipped more than 83 million devices in the first quarter of 2015, according to Strategy ...

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