Congrats to Samsung for passing Nokia (as the world’s leading handset manufacturer). Nevertheless, being the largest in units shipped* doesn’t equate to: 1) selling the most units; 2) being the best handset e.g., Smartphone. No offense to Samsung; however, the reality is that the way the firm counts units shipped leads many / some to question if they’re padding the manner in which they’re reporting (as other vendors based their figures on units sold vs. units shipped).
(Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/fQ8dO