"Samsung's Galaxy S3 has proven wildly popular with consumers and operators across North America, Europe and Asia,” said Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics.
According to the report, Samsung sold 18 million models, compared with Apple’s 16.2 million, in the third quarter of 2012.
However, Mawston says Apple’s new iPhone 5 is expected to reclaim the top sales spot, and that the boost in Samsung sales may have come because loyal Apple customers were waiting for the launch of the iPhone 5.
