Mystery shopping seems to have thrown light on the smartphone story in the UK. Leading survey firm Informa Telecoms and Media had let out a bunch of shoppers to dig into which smartphone has taken the country by storm and the clock struck the Samsung mark. Yes, you heard it right, despite Apple and Samsung being equally popular in terms of promotional recommendations, the crown rested on the Korean king when it came to sales. We got an official confirmation from Informa on these lines, “(It is) ‘likely that sales assistants see the Samsung devices as a safe bet to earn greater commissions.’ ” And coming to the players left in the doldrums, the honors were taken by Motorola and RIM!
