Apple Is Falling Behind in the Smartphone Game

Apple increased global iPhone shipments by 13% last year, but its growth rate is lagging behind competitors in the smartphone space — arguably the company's most important market.

In 2013, Apple shipped 153.4 million iPhones, up from 135.9 million in 2012. However, Samsung, one of Apple's biggest smartphone competitors, increased shipments from 219.7 million to 313.9 million, marking 43% growth. This is compared the overall market, which grew by 38.4%.

The new data, compiled by the International Data Corporation (IDC), sheds some extra light on Apple's most recent earnings report released MondayStatista's chart, below, tracks the global smartphone shipments from the top companies over the past year. Read more...