Strategy Analytics put Samsung share at 33%

Samsung Electronics Co sold a record 69.4 million smartphones in the first quarter, boosting its market share to an all-time high of 33.1%, data from research firm Strategy Analytics showed on Friday.

Apple Inc, which sold 37.4 million iPhones in the March quarter, took 17.9%of the market, it said.

LG Electronics Inc grew to the third biggest on 10.3 million unit shipments, followed by China’s Huawei.