Not Lenovo, Xiaomi Now World's Third Largest Smartphone Maker

# Apple

The iPhone maker, Apple manages to come on the 2nd position with its overall shipment volumes at 39.3 million units and holding a market share of 12 percent. The launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 plus got the company its highest third quarter revenue returns where Apple managed to sell up to 10 million smartphones in the starting week of its launch. According to the IDC, the demand for the previous generation iPhones has contributed well for its revenue in the third quarter.

# Xiaomi

The Chinese company Xiaomi created ripples in the smartphone market with its hardware and its stunning quality on the phones. The phone Mi3 in India had created so much demand that it almost crashed the e-commerce site, Flipkart. The company’s focus on the markets like china and India, has led it to succeed over the times.

 “Xiaomi, Lenovo, and LG Electronics posted market-beating growth and with markedly different strategies," said Ramon Llamas, research manager, IDC.

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