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

# Lenovo

Another Chinese company which has managed to stay on the list in  the fourth position is the Lenovo. With the total shipments volume of 16.9 million in the third quarter and the market share of 5.2 percent, the sales have swiftly improved with a hike of 20 percent in the third quarter. Phone models like the A369i and A316 which are priced right have driven the sales from the emerging markets like AsiaPacific and the Middle East and Africa.

# LG

With the total shipments being 16.8 million and a market share of 5.1 percent, LG has good results with its low-cost smartphones pushing the total volumes past the 15 million units level for the first time in the company's history. LG’s F and L series smartphones have managed to receive good response from both emerging and developed markets with its flagship G3 making a good presence in the high end phone market.

# Other manufacturers

Its not just these top 5 companies which claim the market share, there are other phone manufacturers like the Oppo, Sony and many more. The total shipments volumes of the other manufacturers amount up to 159.2 million claiming the market share of 48.6 percent.

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