Samsung overtakes Nokia in Russia

Samsung has overtaken Nokia smartphones in the Russian market, capturing 38% of the mobile segment, while the share of Nokia has only 34%.

For mobile phones without any operating system, some networks are prefering Nokia while others are prefering Samsung.

Recall that Nokia maintained its lead in the smartphone market in Russia for several years. Moreover, in October last year, Nokia has been named a favorite brand of Russians.

It is worth remembering that things are not going well with Nokia; in the second quarter of 2011 the company gave away the title of world's largest manufacturer of smart phones to Apple.