Samsung again managed to rank No.1 in the smartphone manufacturing business for current year, according to latest stats released by former Nokia executive and current market analyst Tomi Ahone,the world’s most prominent experts in the global mobile sector.

Microsoft and Sony failed to get among top 10 in Q1

The South Korean company supplies a total of 82.8 million units in the quarter to capture 24.3% market share. Apple was ranked second with around 18% share of the market. Lenovo, Huawei, and LG are in the top 5 with 5.5, 5.1 and 4.5% share, respectively.

Microsoft and Sony failed to get among top 10 in Q1

But interestingly enough that Microsoft and Sony, one is new and other is troubled, were not even in the top 10. Another point worth noting is that 9 out of the top 10 companies were Asian, and mostly Chinese.