Samsung ships 52.1 million smartphones in Q2, doubles iPhone

Samsung's total second-quarter shipments dwarfed Apple's, according to new data from Juniper Research.




The research firm reported today that during the second quarter, Samsung shipped 52.1 million smartphones worldwide, doubling Apple's 26 million tally. Samsung's shipments also easily outpaced RIM's BlackBerry, which could only muster 7.4 million shipments during the period. Nokia shipped 10.2 million smartphones worldwide, according to Juniper.