Defeat Nokia, Samsung ‘Rule’ the Global Mobile Phone Market

Managed to dominate the smartphone market in some time ago, on the whole Samsung has now managed to become the number one vendor in the global mobile market. Samsung achieved what it was, then make a position displaced from the throne vendor Nokia mobile phones with the most sales.

As quoted via TechRadar, globally in 2012, Samsung managed to achieve 29% market share of the mobile device, an increase than the previous year which only have 24%.

From the statistical data issued by research firm IHS iSuppli, Nokia which in 2011 managed to earn 30% market share, this year experienced a 24% decline.

Apple managed to achieve 10% market share globally, successfully pushed to third position. Interestingly, unlike other manufacturers who deliver devices with diverse segments, Apple is only present in the upper middle class through his iPhone only.

In consecutive years, ZTE and LG, respectively fourth and fifth position, which stood at market share 6% for ZTE and 4% for LG.

For the overall, global smartphone shipments are expected to rise about 35.5% this year. Smartphones also managed to obtain 47% of all mobile devices shipped this year, up from the previous year which only reached 35%.

With the enormous growth this year, I wonder if many analysts who argue that the year 2012 is the year of smartphones.

Google Ready to Reveal Android 4.2, Mobile Nexus Tablet Nexus 4 and 10

Google currently insist on Android Nexus tablet device to steal the attention in the mobile device market. As is known, the Giant Company of search engine is currently preparing an upgrade of the Android operating system to the latest version, the Android OS 4.2. The plan will be officially rolled at the event, held on October 29, 2012 in New York later.

Reportedly, the new OS name Key Lime Pie will eventually become Android 4.2 +. According to the person in Google, the OS is the latest version of the Jelly Bean.

Coinciding with the launch of Android 4.2, Google was reported to be introducing the first device that will run Android 4.2. Includes high-end tablets made ​​by Samsung, Nexus 10 and Nexus phone made ​​by LG Electronics 4. As well, the latest version of the tablet Nexus 7.

For information, the Nexus tablet will have a screen resolution of 10 is much greater than the new iPad tablet, New iPad. And, in terms of price is likely to be competing against tablet competitors like the Galaxy tab2 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1.

Then the Nexus 4, which appears to be a modified version of the phone LG Optimus G. This smartphone will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-Core processor, 2GB RAM, 1280x768 pixel display, 16GB of internal memory and 8 MP camera. But, the difference with the Optimus G, phone Nexus 4 will not include with LTE technology.

Meanwhile, for the latest version of the Nexus tablet 7 seems to be the 32GB version. And, perhaps including its 3G version, as quoted via TheNextWeb.

Away from Tablet Business, LG focus on smartphone market

LG Electronics, which is now the No. 4 mobile phone maker in the world, reportedly will only focus to refine the smartphone rather than a tablet PC.

"We have decided to put all the development of a new tablet at the back of the 'stove' for a while in order to focus on the smartphone," said Ken Hong, a spokesman for LG, as quoted by Bloomberg.

LG itself has introduced a second tablet, Optimus Pad LTE earlier this year that would be present to compete with Samsung tablet, as well as attempts to challenge the iPad as well. The news Tuesday, Microsoft also finally launched its first tablet bersasis Windows, known as Surface.

Surface's presence would make the tablet market competition becomes increasingly fierce. However, whether the presence of Microsoft's latest tablet is also another reason for the LG behind his plans to step aside temporarily in a business tablet. Apparently, LG through his spokesman said it did not look Surface compete with anything that is now the focus of the Korean vendors.

So far the sale tablet from LG is known as Optimus Pad in the United Stateswas regarded not as expected.

As known to date some of the major vendors are packing their tablet device with Android operating system, as if facing a huge wall when I have to compete head-on with iPad. In fact Apple's tablet continue to demand, as evidenced by its dominance in the arena of market competition tablet.

So, the decision of LG who want to focus on the smartphone rather than a tablet, it could be one of them because it was reluctant to compete head-on with iPad, which still looks very strong.

LG Launches Quick Voice, Similar Features like Siri and S-Voice

Siri features are present at the first time on iPhone 4S, it has made a 'jealous' other vendors which eventually come bringing similar features to their flagship smartphone.

After Samsung has introduced a new feature S-Voice on the smartphone's Galaxy S III. More recently, according to the information reported by Engadget, it was reported that the LG has announced a similar feature called Quick Voice to its Android smarphone.

Features that were announced in Korea it will be rolled out to several variants of LG smartphone in the ranks of Optimus, like Vu and LTE II.

Quick Voice reportedly will bring natural voice recognition for a variety of commonly used functions, such as searching, arranging schedules meetings, and various other functions.

So when Quick Voice service was rolled out to the users of LG smartphone outside Korea, unfortunately this not yet known.