Taiwan market: HTC and Dopod see highest handset market share in October

The combined market share of High Tech Computer (HTC) and its subsidiary Dopod International in Taiwan's handset market hit a record high in October, standing at 6%, according to preliminary data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan.

Nokia saw its share in Taiwan decline slightly in October, but the company still was ranked as the number one vendor with a comfortable market share of over 32%, the data showed.

Motorola managed to close its gap with Samsung Electronics in unit sales and kept its number four ranking in October. The US-based vendor, however, re-captured third place from Samsung in terms of sales value with a 9.9% share.

HTC alone was ranked the 10th largest vendor with a market share close to 4% in October, according to the channels.


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