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Sales of smartphones in Q3 rose 45%, year over year, to 251 million units, according to a report this evening from research firm Strategy Analytics, with Samsung Electronics (005930KS) coming in at the top spot, with shipments of 88.4 million units, according to the firm's estimates, giving it 35% share of the market, up from 32.9% a year earlier.

Apple (AAPL), which this afternoon reported sales of 33.8 million units of the iPhone in Q3, gave it 13.4% share, and second place, down from 15.6% a year earlier.