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The cell phone maker is fighting fierce competition in the top-end from Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other makers using Google Inc.'s popular Android software, including Samsung and HTC of Taiwan. It is also being squeezed in the low-end by Asian manufacturers making cheaper phones, such as China's ZTE. Boston-based Strategy Analytics said Friday that Samsung surpassed Nokia as the world's largest seller of cell phones by volume, grabbing a 25 percent global market share against Nokia's 22 percent. The agency's report also said that Samsung had overtaken Apple as the largest maker of smartphones selling 44.5 million units against Apple's 35 million. Nokia dropped to third place with under 12 million sold in the quarter, Strategy Analytics said. Fitch ratings agency recently downgraded Nokia to junk status, while Moody's has cut it to near junk status. ___ Online:
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