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ebw on 20 January 2013
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ethomaz said:

man-bear-pig said:

Yeah but I thought a research firm like Gartner or the IDC would've released their forecasted shipment numbers prior to the earnings releases. Just a ballpark figure is what I want

If I remember these Gartner and IDC numbers uses the official numbers released by companies... so they just make the maths to show the market share and others things but all numbers I read in the IDC Q3 2012 research was official numbers from Apple and Samsung at least (I didn't checked the other companies).

Oh really?  I was under the impression that Samsung does not release official unit numbers (revenue, yes).  They stopped doing so in July 2011, and all smartphone estimates have been pure guesswork since then (think about that next time you see a press release about Samsung outselling Apple).  The situation at least a few months ago has been very bleak for anyone desiring real information.

http://www.asymco.com/2012/08/13/how-many-smartphones-did-samsung-ship-in-q2/