Motorola Inc. has been bumped to third place in the wireless handset manufacturer race by Samsung. Gartner Inc. says Motorola ended the third quarter with a 13.1 percent share of the market, vs. Samsung’s 14.5 percent market share.
Nokia remains firmly in the No. 1 spot globally, and increased its share to 38.1 percent.
Motorola has seen continued softening in its phone sales, now that the popularity of the best-selling RAZR has leveled off. Samsung, for its part, has been focusing on the smartphone, mobile Internet-ready market.
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