HTC continued to maintain its top smartphone vendor ranking in the Taiwan market with a 35.4% share in terms of sales value in June, even though its market share was down 1.5pp from 36.9% in the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.

Samsung ranked second with a 27.7% share in terms of sales value, down from 29% in the prior month. Sony Mobile Communications followed with a 14.8% share, Apple with a 7.8% share and Nokia with a 2% share.

In terms of sales volume, Samsung was the top smartphone supplier in June with a 27.7% share, followed by HTC at 24.2%, Sony Mobile at 12.4%, Nokia at 5.9% and Apple at 3.9%, the data showed.

The top-selling models in the month were the new HTC One (32GB version), Samsung Galaxy Note II (16GB), Samsung Galaxy S4 (16GB), new HTC One (16GB) and the HTC Butterfly.

Article translated by Steve Shen