Apple is squeezed as smartphone market expands


WASHINGTON: The global smartphone market showed healthy growth in the second quarter, but Apple's iPhone was squeezed by competition from Samsung and other Asian manufacturers, surveys showed Friday. 

Apple's share of the global smartphone market fell to 13.1% in the April-June period, according to research firm IDC. A separate report by Strategy Analytics gave Apple 13.6%, but noted that it was the US firm's lowest share since 2010. 

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