Samsung Electronics widened its lead over Apple in worldwide smartphone sales during the third quarter, while China's Lenovo also gained ground thanks to growth in its home market, according to research firm Gartner.
During the period, Samsung maintained its lead as the biggest vendor, with its smartphone sales surging to 80.3 million units, up 47% year on year. In second place was Apple with sales of 30 million units, up 23%. That gave Samsung a market share of 32.1%, and Apple 12.1%.