In the following video, Motley Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker discusses the future of mobile growth in emerging markets, and highlights the three largest global players in handsets, Apple (AAPL +0.04%), Samsung, and Nokia (NOK +0.49%). He tells us that, while Nokia is currently the market share leader in India, that market share is made up mostly of lower cost phones. Smart phones are rapidly gaining ground, particularly Android-powered smart phones. In the video, Eric shows us where these three handset producers are headed.
Nokia vs. Samsung vs. Apple: The Battle for the Future of Mobile Growth
By Eric Bleeker – Feb 22, 2013 at 8:15PM
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Where do these three big names in mobile hardware stand in the growing mobile market?
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Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech