Articles by Anu Passary
Both Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 have contributed to the overall smartphone sales for their respective companies, Samsung and Apple, but per an International Data Corporation (IDC) report, Samsung sold nearly two times as many smartphones units when compared to Apple.
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