The United States market research company IDC's latest report, iPhone 's record sales to promote Apple beyond ZTE and LG, become the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer.

According to IDC, the fourth quarter of last year, the global mobile phone shipments reached427400000, an increase of 6.1%,4.4% of the company's growth beyond the expectations, but still far lower than in the third quarter of9.3%.

IDC senior analyst Kevin Resteve ( Kevin Restivo ) says, by" global macro economic weakness ", this figure" is very low". He also pointed out that, the apple iPhone4S published on a quarterly market growth played a key role. " IPhone4S high growth product launches to promote growth of intelligent mobile phone. However, the overall market growth has dropped to the third quarter of 2009economic recession since the outbreak of all-round minimum value." Reis Talwar says.

According to IDC estimates, Nokia is the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, fourth quarterly shipments for113500000, decrease compared to the same period 8.2%. Samsung ranked second, shipped in97600000, grow 20.9% compared to the same period. Apple128.4% achieved astonishing growth, shipments of up to 37000000, with 8.7% of the market share.

In addition, LG shipments from the fourth quarter of 201030600000drop to17700000, ranking fourth. The resurgence of growth from 15700000to 17100000, fifth ranked.

The world's five largest mobile phone manufacturer, in addition to apples, functional mobile phone still occupy the majority share of shipments. But the function of mobile phone sales may continue to decline. IDC senior analyst Ramon Lamas ( Ramon Llamas ) points out, low-cost mobile phone is working to maintain market share. He said, in order to slow down the rate of decline in shipments, manufacturers will increase functional mobile phone mobile Internet and third party applications and other functions.

IDC data base with the addition of a market research firm Strategy Analytics data released last week with IDC, but the global shipments data slightly low, two accounted for427400000and 445000000the Department of. Because Apple has released iPhone sales data, so IDC is apple market share slightly higher. According to Strategy Analytics data, apple again to become the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung in 36500000shipments in second place.

Thanks to iPhone, iPad and Mac record sales last year, apple fourth quarter profit achieved historical record high. The company's CEO Tim Cook ( Tim Cook ) said:" Apple's momentum is very strong, we will also introduce some surprising new products."