Samsung's market share tops Apple in Q2, but feels the pressure from Chinese makers

Samsung's market share tops Apple in Q2, but feels the pressure from Chinese makers:

Despite commanding 26.8% of smartphone shipments in Q2, against 16.4% for Apple, Samsung is facing headwinds for the remainder of the year, according to research firm TrendForce. Not only is smartphone sales growth stagnating, forecast to be just 8.2% this year, compared to 26.5% for 2014, but it is reaching a plateau, too, and "vendors are likely to face serious challenges when shipping their products in the near future," comment the analysts.

Shrinking overall market pie is not the only worry for Samsung, however, as the up-and-coming Chinese vendors are nibbling away at its ...