The company that samples the data in this “survey” ... has to justify their existence, doncha know ... :-) ...
Note the comment about Apple having 51% market share in Japan. . . and 12% of the huge Chinese market!
Taipei: iPhone 6 top seller in Taiwan
2015/01/23According to statistics released by the sources, the iPhone 6 64GB was the top seller in December, ahead of the iPhone 6 Plus 64GB, Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 4, the iPhone 6 16GB and HTC Corp.'s HTC M8.
HTC's Desire 816 came in sixth, followed by Asustek Computer Inc.'s Zenfone 5 16GB, Sony Corp.'s Xperia Z3, the iPhone 6 Plus 16GB and the HTC Desire 820 dual sim.
The statistics show that Apple took 25.9 percent of the total smartphone sales volume in the local market last month, the highest percentage, ahead of HTC, Asustek, Samsung and Sony.
In terms of sales (value), Apple also ranked No. 1 with a 53.2 percent share, followed by Samsung, HTC, Sony and Asustek, the data indicates.