Samsung wins 5 awards during MWC 2013 and announced 213 million smartphones shipped in 2012

At MWC 2013, Samsung has announced only two hardware devices, if I am not mistaken, the Galaxy Note 8.0 and the HomeSync. The Korean-giant at least, did not go home quietly, though. They bagged 5 wards at MWC given by GSMA. One is the "Best Smartphone of the Year" which was voted to be the Samsung Galaxy S III. The Samsung Galaxy Camera bagged the "Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics Device". Samsung's Smart LTE Network bagged two awards namely, the "Best Mobile Infrastructure" and the "Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology – The CTO’s choice".

The Samsung Galaxy S III is the most popular smartphone in Q3 of 2012

After getting list after list of being the "best smartphone of the year", the Samsung Galaxy S III, yet again, made it to the top by bumping the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5 shipments in Q3 of 2012. According to Strategic Analytics, the most popular smartphone for the 3rd quarter of this year is Samsung's Android flagship smartphone. With that said, the statistics company confirms that the Galaxy S III has been shipped to more customers more than it's nearest rival, Apple's iPhone 4S. The real challenge for the Galaxy S III, I believe, is will it be able to maintain this position in Q4 where the real sales and shipment figures of the iPhone 5 will be revealed.

comScore releases Q3 US mobile subscriber share report - Samsung leads the pack

This does not come as a surprise actually, because it has been years that Samsung has been leading the US market for mobile phones (which includes smartphones and non-smartphones). comScore released their quarterly Mobile Phone Report for the 3rd quarter of this year and, guess what? Samsung leads the pack with a 26% market share in the US for mobile phone including smartphones.

Samsung among top 10 most valuable brands in the world according to Interbrand

Interbrand has released their 2012 Best Global Brands and for the first time in Samsung history it has entered into the top 10. Samsung is the 9th most valuable brand behind Intel. The list goes on and on but we will just focus on the top 10, where the cream of the crop dwells. The company that sits on top? Coca Cola, yup the beverage maker is the world's most valuable brand. It;s not a surprise since the company has consistently done that for 13 years now. Apple sits pretty in 2nd.