Daily Digit: 27.4 Million IPhone 5s

With 27.4 million units shipped to operators worldwide, Apple's iPhone 5 snags the world's best-selling smartphone title from Samsung's Galaxy S3. Conway G. Gittens reports.

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The Daily Digit today is 27.4. With 27.4 million units shipped to operators worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Apple iPhone 5 captured the title of the world's best-selling smartphone from Samsung's Galaxy S3. That's according to research from consulting firm Strategy Analytics. In Q4, iPhone 5 boasted 13 percent share of all smartphones globally. Its older version, iPhone 4S, was second, with Apple distributing an estimated 17.4 million units around the world. . The two models combined were responsible for 1 in 5 of all smartphones shipped worldwide during that period. iPhone's fiercest rival, the Galaxy S3, came in third. Samsung shipped 15.4 million units of that device around the world, capturing just 7 percent market share. But Samsung may already be working on a comeback. There are rumors a Galaxy S4 could be unveiled in a matter of weeks.